Star Group (NYSE:SGU – Get Free Report) and American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Star Group has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Battery Technology has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Star Group and American Battery Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Star Group | $1.78 billion | 0.24 | $73.50 million | $2.23 | 5.76 |
| American Battery Technology | $4.29 million | 90.46 | -$46.76 million | ($0.52) | -5.47 |
Star Group has higher revenue and earnings than American Battery Technology. American Battery Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
40.4% of Star Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of American Battery Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Star Group and American Battery Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Star Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| American Battery Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
American Battery Technology has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.90%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than Star Group.
Profitability
This table compares Star Group and American Battery Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Star Group | 5.31% | 28.64% | 9.59% |
| American Battery Technology | -390.48% | -63.85% | -59.33% |
Summary
Star Group beats American Battery Technology on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Star Group
Star Group, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides home heating oil and propane products and services to residential and commercial customers in the United States. It offers gasoline and diesel fuel; and installs, maintain, and repairs heating and air conditioning equipment. As of September 30, 2023, the company served approximately 402,200 full service residential and commercial home heating oil and propane customers and 52,400 customers on a delivery only basis. It also sells gasoline and diesel fuel to approximately 26,600 customers. The company was formerly known as Star Gas Partners, L.P. and changed its name to Star Group, L.P. in October 2017. Star Group, L.P. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
About American Battery Technology
American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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