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 companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
40.4% of Star Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and 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 | 5.80 |
| American Battery Technology | $4.29 million | 101.91 | -$46.76 million | ($0.52) | -6.16 |
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.
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% |
Volatility and Risk
Star Group has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Battery Technology has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 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 87.21%. Given American Battery Technology’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than Star Group.
Summary
Star Group beats American Battery Technology on 12 of the 15 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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