Financial Comparison: SPAR Group (NASDAQ:SGRP) vs. Millennium Prime (OTCMKTS:MLMN)

SPAR Group (NASDAQ:SGRP) and Millennium Prime (OTCMKTS:MLMN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.6% of SPAR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.5% of SPAR Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Millennium Prime shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SPAR Group and Millennium Prime, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SPAR Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Millennium Prime	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk and Volatility

SPAR Group has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Millennium Prime has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SPAR Group and Millennium Prime’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%
Millennium Prime	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SPAR Group and Millennium Prime”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SPAR Group	$132.58 million	0.18	-$24.63 million	($1.03)	-0.82
Millennium Prime	N/A	N/A	-$30,000.00	N/A	N/A

Millennium Prime has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SPAR Group.

Summary

Millennium Prime beats SPAR Group on 5 of the 9 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 Millennium Prime

Millennium Prime, Inc. develops, acquires, and markets lifestyle brands and products for the Millennial marketplace. It focuses on marketing products in the areas of beverage, apparel, and general merchandise. Millennium Prime, Inc. was formerly known as Genio Group, Inc. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.