Compass Group (CMPGY) Competitors

Compass Group (OTCMKTS:CMPGY) and Seven & i (OTCMKTS:SVNDY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the media prefer CMPGY or SVNDY?

In the previous week, Compass Group had 4 more articles in the media than Seven & i. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Compass Group and 1 mentions for Seven & i. Seven & i's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Compass Group's score of -0.18 indicating that Seven & i is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Compass Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Seven & i	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CMPGY or SVNDY?

Compass Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seven & i has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CMPGY or SVNDY?

Given Compass Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Seven & i.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compass Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Seven & i	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMPGY or SVNDY?

Compass Group received 259 more outperform votes than Seven & i when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.39% of users gave Seven & i an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave Compass Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Compass Group	Outperform Votes 344 56.12%	Underperform Votes 269 43.88%
Seven & i	Outperform Votes 85 64.39%	Underperform Votes 47 35.61%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CMPGY or SVNDY?

Seven & i has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Compass Group	$32.67 billion	1.48	$1.43 billion	N/A	N/A
Seven & i	$90.44 billion	0.43	$2.15 billion	$1.18	18.47

Is CMPGY or SVNDY more profitable?

Seven & i has a net margin of 2.38% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 0.00%. Seven & i's return on equity of 9.76% beat Compass Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compass Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven & i	2.38%	9.76%	3.34%

Is CMPGY or SVNDY a better dividend stock?

Compass Group pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Seven & i pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Seven & i pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CMPGY or SVNDY?

0.0% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Compass Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Compass Group beats Seven & i on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.