SunCar Technology Group (NASDAQ:SDA – Get Free Report) and Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.3% of SunCar Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of SunCar Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares SunCar Technology Group and Japan Tob”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SunCar Technology Group | $489.29 million | 0.08 | -$3.94 million | $0.03 | 12.00 |
| Japan Tob | $23.20 billion | 3.62 | $3.42 billion | $1.37 | 17.26 |
Japan Tob has higher revenue and earnings than SunCar Technology Group. SunCar Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Japan Tob, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
SunCar Technology Group has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Tob has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares SunCar Technology Group and Japan Tob’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SunCar Technology Group | 0.60% | 3.52% | 1.23% |
| Japan Tob | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for SunCar Technology Group and Japan Tob, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SunCar Technology Group | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Japan Tob | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
SunCar Technology Group presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,288.89%. Japan Tob has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 28.09%. Given SunCar Technology Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe SunCar Technology Group is more favorable than Japan Tob.
Summary
SunCar Technology Group beats Japan Tob on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SunCar Technology Group
SunCar Technology Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides digitalized automotive after-sales service and online insurance intermediation services in the People's Republic of China. It operates through three segments: Insurance Intermediation Business; Automotive After-Sales Business; and Technology Business. The company offers customized after-sale services to banking, insurance companies, and other customer types; and auto mobile insurance comprising statutory automobile liability insurance and commercial automobile insurance. In addition, it provides auto insurance SaaS products and other technical services. The company is based in Shanghai, China.
About Japan Tob
Japan Tobacco Inc., a tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Tobacco Business, Pharmaceutical, and Processed Food. It offers tobacco products, such as cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products, E-vapor products, fine cut tobacco products, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco products, and hookah and kretek products. The company also provides reduced-risk products, including infused tobacco capsules and heated tobacco sticks. In addition, it researches and develops, manufactures, and sells prescription drugs for the therapeutic areas, such as cardiovascular, kidney and metabolism, immunity/inflammation, and central nervous system. Further, the company provides frozen and room-temperature products, such as frozen udon noodles, packed rice, and frozen okonomiyaki; bakery products; and seasonings, including yeast extracts, assembled, kelp and bonito extracts, and oyster sauces. It offers its products under the Winston, Camel, MEVIUS, and LD brands. Japan Tobacco Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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