RM (RM) Competitors

McBride (LON:MCB) and RM (LON:RM) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MCB or RM?

McBride received 225 more outperform votes than RM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.67% of users gave RM an outperform vote while only 77.18% of users gave McBride an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McBride	Outperform Votes 470 77.18%	Underperform Votes 139 22.82%
RM	Outperform Votes 245 81.67%	Underperform Votes 55 18.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, MCB or RM?

McBride has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RM has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MCB or RM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McBride	£934.80M	0.21	£33.30M	£0.19	597.37
RM	£186.77M	0.35	-£47.98M	-£0.58	-136.64

Is MCB or RM more profitable?

McBride has a net margin of 3.56% compared to RM's net margin of -23.59%. McBride's return on equity of 66.27% beat RM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McBride	3.56%	66.27%	8.54%
RM	-23.59%	-130.64%	-1.51%

Is MCB or RM a better dividend stock?

McBride pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. RM pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. McBride pays out 526.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RM pays out -1,379.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate MCB or RM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McBride	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
RM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor MCB or RM?

In the previous week, McBride had 8 more articles in the media than RM. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for McBride and 12 mentions for RM. McBride's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat RM's score of 0.15 indicating that McBride is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McBride	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
RM	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCB or RM?

72.7% of McBride shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of RM shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of McBride shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of RM shares are held 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.

Summary

McBride beats RM on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.