Fluent (FLNT) Competitors

Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) and Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FLNT or RGP?

23.3% of Fluent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Resources Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of Fluent shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Resources Connection shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FLNT or RGP?

In the previous week, Fluent had 2 more articles in the media than Resources Connection. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fluent and 4 mentions for Resources Connection. Resources Connection's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Fluent's score of -0.12 indicating that Resources Connection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fluent	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Resources Connection	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate FLNT or RGP?

Fluent presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.95%. Resources Connection has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.12%. Given Fluent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fluent is more favorable than Resources Connection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluent	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Resources Connection	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is FLNT or RGP more profitable?

Fluent has a net margin of -12.82% compared to Resources Connection's net margin of -19.28%. Resources Connection's return on equity of 2.09% beat Fluent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluent	-12.82%	-95.81%	-24.75%
Resources Connection	-19.28%	2.09%	1.64%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FLNT or RGP?

Resources Connection has higher revenue and earnings than Fluent. Resources Connection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fluent, 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
Fluent	$254.62M	0.20	-$29.28M	-$1.81	-1.36
Resources Connection	$632.80M	0.28	$21.03M	-$3.28	-1.61

Which has more volatility and risk, FLNT or RGP?

Fluent has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resources Connection has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fluent beats Resources Connection on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.