TAL Education Group (TAL) Competitors

TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media refer more to TAL or SCI?

In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 1 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Service Corporation International and 4 mentions for TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat TAL Education Group's score of -0.32 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TAL Education Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Service Corporation International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TAL or SCI?

37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TAL or SCI?

Service Corporation International has higher revenue and earnings than TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAL Education Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TAL Education Group	$2.25B	2.72	$84.59M	$0.14	71.89
Service Corporation International	$4.19B	2.78	$518.65M	$3.64	22.47

Which has more volatility and risk, TAL or SCI?

TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TAL or SCI?

TAL Education Group presently has a consensus target price of $12.66, indicating a potential upside of 25.78%. Service Corporation International has a consensus target price of $89.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.13%. Given TAL Education Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Service Corporation International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TAL Education Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Service Corporation International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TAL or SCI more profitable?

Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.58% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 3.76%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.35% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TAL Education Group	3.76%	2.26%	1.54%
Service Corporation International	12.58%	32.35%	3.05%

Summary

Service Corporation International beats TAL Education Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.