TAL Education Group (TAL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SCI or TAL?

In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 5 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Service Corporation International and 5 mentions for TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.18 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Service Corporation International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TAL Education Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, SCI or TAL?

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

Do analysts recommend SCI or TAL?

Service Corporation International presently has a consensus price target of $89.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.00%. TAL Education Group has a consensus price target of $12.66, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Given TAL Education Group's higher probable upside, 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
Service Corporation International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TAL Education Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is SCI or TAL a better dividend stock?

Service Corporation International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. TAL Education Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Service Corporation International pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TAL Education Group pays out 1,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Service Corporation International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Is SCI or TAL 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
Service Corporation International	12.58%	32.35%	3.05%
TAL Education Group	3.76%	2.26%	1.54%

Which has better valuation and earnings, SCI or TAL?

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
Service Corporation International	$4.19B	2.73	$518.65M	$3.64	22.09
TAL Education Group	$2.25B	2.84	$84.59M	$0.14	74.96

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SCI or TAL?

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

Summary

Service Corporation International beats TAL Education Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.