Real Matters (REAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Real Matters Inc. operates as a technology and network management company in Canada and the United States. It operates through three segments: U.S. Appraisal, U.S. Title, and Canada. It offers residential mortgage appraisals for purchase, refinance, and home equity and default transactions to the mortgage lending industry, as well as title services for refinance, purchase, home equity, short sale, and real estate-owned transactions to financial institutions under the Solidifi brand; and insurance inspection services to property and casualty insurers under the iv3 brand. The company also provides services required to close a mortgage transaction, including title search, curative, closing and escrow services, and title policy issuance. In addition, it offers access to its software platforms to other title insurance agencies and mortgage lenders for a subscription fee. The company was formerly known as Solidifi Inc. and changed its name to Real Matters Inc. in July 2010. Real Matters Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$6.12 to C$6.56
• 50-Day Range: C$6.37 to C$9.34
• 52-Week Range: C$4.95 to C$9.46
• Volume: 235,365 shs
• Average Volume: 71,087 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$468.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 159.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: C$8.82
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Real Matters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Real Matters scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Real Matters has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Real Matters has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Real Matters is 159.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Real Matters is 159.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 229.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Real Matters, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Real Matters has a P/B Ratio of 4.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for REAL.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Real Matters does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Real Matters does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for REAL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.41

News Sentiment

Real Matters has a news sentiment score of -0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Real Matters this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for REAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Real Matters insiders have sold 2,967.31% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$50,240.00 in company stock and sold C$1,541,016.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.17% of the stock of Real Matters is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.46% of the stock of Real Matters is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

REAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have REAL shares performed this year?

Real Matters' stock was trading at C$6.30 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, REAL stock has increased by 1.3% and is now trading at C$6.38.
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How do I buy shares of Real Matters?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Real Matters own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Real Matters investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Shopify (SHOP), Arista Networks (ANET), NextEra Energy Partners (NEP), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and PayPal (PYPL).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Services
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: TSE:REAL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.realmatters.com
• Phone: +1-905-7391212
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,470
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$8.82
• High Stock Price Target: C$11.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 159.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 32.60
• P/E Growth: -59.18
• Net Income: C$1.80 million
• Net Margins: 1.06%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.60%
• Return on Assets: -1.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.92
• Current Ratio: 4.77
• Quick Ratio: 3.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$169.29 million
• Price / Sales: 2.77
• Cash Flow: C$1.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.39
• Book Value: C$1.53 per share
• Price / Book: 4.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 73,430,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$468.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.86