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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable 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	2.94	$84.59M	$0.17	63.91
Service Corporation International	$4.19B	2.73	$518.65M	$3.69	22.08

Does the media refer more to TAL or SCI?

In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 15 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Service Corporation International and 2 mentions for TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.37 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Service Corporation International	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TAL or SCI more profitable?

Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.60% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 4.33%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.84% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TAL Education Group	4.33%	2.81%	1.87%
Service Corporation International	12.60%	32.84%	3.05%

Do analysts prefer TAL or SCI?

TAL Education Group presently has a consensus price target of $12.66, indicating a potential upside of 16.52%. Service Corporation International has a consensus price target of $90.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.78%. Given TAL Education Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TAL or SCI?

37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, TAL or SCI?

TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Service Corporation International beats TAL Education Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.