SPAR Group (NASDAQ:SGRP – Get Free Report) and Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SPAR Group and Black Diamond Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SPAR Group | $136.10 million | 0.13 | -$24.63 million | ($1.03) | -0.70 |
| Black Diamond Group | $326.99 million | 2.75 | $24.93 million | $0.35 | 37.14 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for SPAR Group and Black Diamond Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SPAR Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Black Diamond Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares SPAR Group and Black Diamond Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SPAR Group | -18.51% | -107.74% | -19.90% |
| Black Diamond Group | 6.53% | 8.65% | 3.71% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
9.6% of SPAR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.9% of SPAR Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Black Diamond Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
SPAR Group has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Diamond Group has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Black Diamond Group beats SPAR Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SPAR Group
SPAR Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides merchandising and brand marketing services in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company offers merchandising and marketing services, such as resets and cut-ins; price and inventory audits; stock replenishment and rotation services; out of stock management; promotional event setup; and display management, as well as category management and set up services comprising category and product resets; planogram maintenance; display and shelf services; and point of purchase installation and management. It also provides remodel and retail transformation consisting of store remodels, store department resets, fixture and banner installations, pop-up store services, and store closings; and assembly and installation services, including assembly of merchandise in stores, in-store services, office setup/down-sizing services, and national in-home furniture assembly services. In addition, the company offers business analytics and insights services, such as product dashboards, stock out reporting, visit reporting, real-time service insights, and share of shelf analytics; and fulfillment and distribution services comprising distribution center staffing, point of purchase fulfillment services, kiosk prep, returns processing, picking and packing services, and inventory services. The company serves mass merchandisers; HBAs; pharmacies; and grocery, discount, dollar, convenience, cash and carry, home improvement, consumer electronics, automotive aftermarket, office supply, personal technology, beverage, household products, consumables, financial products, and independent stores. SPAR Group, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
About Black Diamond Group
Black Diamond Group Limited rents and sells modular space and workforce accommodation solutions. It operates through two segments, Modular Space Solutions and Workforce Solutions. The Modular Space Solutions segment provides modular space rentals to customers in the construction, real estate development, education, manufacturing, health care, financial, government, and defense industries in North America. Its products include office units, lavatories, storage units, large multi-unit office complexes, classroom facilities, banking and health care facilities, high security modular buildings, custom manufactured modular facilities, blast resistant structures, SmartSpace interchangeable paneled units, and storage containers. This segment also sells new and used space rentals units; and provides delivery, installation, project management, and ancillary rental items, products, and services. The Workforce Solutions segment provides workforce housing solutions, including rental of accommodations and surface equipment, and provision of turnkey lodging and travel management logistics services in Canada, the United States, and Australia. This segment also provides associated services, such as installation, transportation, dismantlement, and sale of used fleet assets. This segment primarily serves the resource, infrastructure, construction, disaster recovery, and education sectors. It also provides specialized field rentals to oil and gas industries. The company markets its rental assets, custom sales, and ancillary products and services through in-house sales personnel, its website, social media, web campaigns, and its digital marketplace. Black Diamond Group Limited was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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