Resources Connection (RECN) Competitors

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) and Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RECN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FC or RECN?

Resources Connection has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Covey. Resources Connection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Covey, 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
Franklin Covey	$287.92M	1.27	$23.40M	$1.47	18.79
Resources Connection	$729M	0.29	$31.47M	$1.03	6.46

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FC or RECN?

69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Resources Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Franklin Covey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Resources Connection 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FC or RECN?

Franklin Covey received 249 more outperform votes than Resources Connection when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.83% of users gave Franklin Covey an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Resources Connection an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Franklin Covey	Outperform Votes 505 70.83%	Underperform Votes 208 29.17%
Resources Connection	Outperform Votes 256 57.14%	Underperform Votes 192 42.86%

Is FC or RECN more profitable?

Franklin Covey has a net margin of 6.85% compared to Resources Connection's net margin of 4.52%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 25.23% beat Resources Connection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Covey	6.85%	25.23%	8.18%
Resources Connection	4.52%	11.74%	7.30%

Do analysts rate FC or RECN?

Franklin Covey currently has a consensus price target of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.97%. Given Franklin Covey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than Resources Connection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Covey	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Resources Connection	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor FC or RECN?

In the previous week, Franklin Covey had 3 more articles in the media than Resources Connection. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Franklin Covey and 1 mentions for Resources Connection. Franklin Covey's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Resources Connection's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Covey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FC or RECN?

Franklin Covey has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resources Connection has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Franklin Covey beats Resources Connection on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.