Redfin (RDFN) Competitors

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) and Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HTGC or RDFN?

19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Redfin shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Redfin shares are held 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.

Does the media prefer HTGC or RDFN?

In the previous week, Hercules Capital had 12 more articles in the media than Redfin. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Hercules Capital and 12 mentions for Redfin. Hercules Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Redfin's score of 0.08 indicating that Hercules Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hercules Capital	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Redfin	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HTGC or RDFN?

Hercules Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Redfin. Redfin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Capital, 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
Hercules Capital	$493.59M	7.61	$262.97M	$1.61	13.47
Redfin	$1.02B	1.05	-$130.03M	-$1.28	-6.75

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HTGC or RDFN?

Redfin received 12 more outperform votes than Hercules Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.57% of users gave Hercules Capital an outperform vote while only 58.45% of users gave Redfin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hercules Capital	Outperform Votes 472 64.57%	Underperform Votes 259 35.43%
Redfin	Outperform Votes 484 58.45%	Underperform Votes 344 41.55%

Is HTGC or RDFN more profitable?

Hercules Capital has a net margin of 53.28% compared to Redfin's net margin of -14.88%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 17.19% beat Redfin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hercules Capital	53.28%	17.19%	8.77%
Redfin	-14.88%	N/A	-13.28%

Which has more risk & volatility, HTGC or RDFN?

Hercules Capital has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redfin has a beta of 2.66, meaning that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HTGC or RDFN?

Hercules Capital currently has a consensus price target of $21.40, suggesting a potential downside of 1.35%. Redfin has a consensus price target of $9.16, suggesting a potential upside of 6.01%. Given Redfin's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Redfin is more favorable than Hercules Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hercules Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Redfin	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Hercules Capital beats Redfin on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.