Superior Plus (SPB) Competitors

Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) and Secure Energy Services (TSE:SES) are both electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Is SPB or SES more profitable?

Secure Energy Services has a net margin of 5.86% compared to Superior Plus' net margin of 1.80%. Secure Energy Services' return on equity of 51.19% beat Superior Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Superior Plus	1.80%	4.21%	3.17%
Secure Energy Services	5.86%	51.19%	8.15%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SPB or SES?

32.8% of Superior Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of Secure Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Secure Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SPB or SES a better dividend stock?

Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Secure Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Superior Plus pays out 264.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Secure Energy Services pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SPB or SES?

Secure Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Superior Plus. Secure Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, 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
Superior Plus	C$1.80B	0.65	C$32.37M	C$0.27	25.66
Secure Energy Services	C$10.07B	0.38	C$590.18M	C$2.55	6.52

Do analysts rate SPB or SES?

Superior Plus currently has a consensus target price of C$9.95, indicating a potential upside of 42.62%. Secure Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$17.92, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. Given Superior Plus' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Secure Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Secure Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SPB or SES?

In the previous week, Superior Plus had 5 more articles in the media than Secure Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Superior Plus and 5 mentions for Secure Energy Services. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Secure Energy Services' score of -0.23 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Superior Plus	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Secure Energy Services	1 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 volatility & risk, SPB or SES?

Superior Plus has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Secure Energy Services has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Secure Energy Services beats Superior Plus on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.