Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) and SGD (OTCMKTS:SGDH) Head to Head Analysis

SGD (OTCMKTS:SGDH) and Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for SGD and Resources Connection, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SGD	0	0	0	0	N/A
Resources Connection	1	2	0	0	1.67

Resources Connection has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.62%. Given Resources Connection’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Resources Connection is more favorable than SGD.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SGD and Resources Connection’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SGD	N/A	N/A	N/A	($22.51)	0.00
Resources Connection	$775.64 million	0.66	$54.36 million	$1.60	9.49

Resources Connection has higher revenue and earnings than SGD. SGD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resources Connection, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.0% of Resources Connection shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of SGD shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Resources Connection shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SGD and Resources Connection’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SGD	N/A	N/A	N/A
Resources Connection	7.01%	14.84%	11.16%

Summary

Resources Connection beats SGD on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SGD

SGD Holdings, Ltd., through its subsidiary, Eco Paper, Inc., develops, markets, and sells paper and paper products from natural fibers. Its products include journals, paper reams, cover stock, art and sketch pads, envelopes, stationery and gifts, office and school products, and notebooks, as well as paper type products. SGD Holdings, Ltd. is headquartered in Ventura, California.

About Resources Connection

Resources Connection, Inc. provides consulting services to business customers under the Resources Global Professionals name in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers services in the areas of transactions, including integration and divestitures, bankruptcy/restructuring, going public readiness and support, financial process optimization, and system implementation; and regulations, such as accounting regulations, internal audit and compliance, data privacy and security, healthcare compliance, and regulatory compliance. It provides transformations services comprising finance transformation, digital transformation, supply chain management, cloud migration, and data design and analytics. The company was formerly known as RC Transaction Corp. and changed its name to Resources Connection, Inc. in August 2000. Resources Connection, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.