Resources Connection (RGP) Competitors

i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) and Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IIIV or RGP?

i3 Verticals received 138 more outperform votes than Resources Connection when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.92% of users gave i3 Verticals an outperform vote while only 52.27% of users gave Resources Connection an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
i3 Verticals	Outperform Votes 161 61.92%	Underperform Votes 99 38.08%
Resources Connection	Outperform Votes 23 52.27%	Underperform Votes 21 47.73%

Does the media refer more to IIIV or RGP?

In the previous week, Resources Connection had 5 more articles in the media than i3 Verticals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Resources Connection and 2 mentions for i3 Verticals. Resources Connection's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat i3 Verticals' score of 0.97 indicating that Resources Connection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
i3 Verticals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Resources Connection	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IIIV or RGP?

i3 Verticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Resources Connection. Resources Connection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i3 Verticals, 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
i3 Verticals	$236.56M	3.44	$113.34M	$4.49	5.48
Resources Connection	$582.06M	0.37	$21.03M	-$1.86	-3.53

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IIIV or RGP?

84.2% of i3 Verticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Resources Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 59.1% of i3 Verticals 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer IIIV or RGP?

i3 Verticals presently has a consensus price target of $29.86, suggesting a potential upside of 21.42%. Resources Connection has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 98.17%. Given Resources Connection's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Resources Connection is more favorable than i3 Verticals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i3 Verticals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Resources Connection	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is IIIV or RGP more profitable?

i3 Verticals has a net margin of 41.85% compared to Resources Connection's net margin of -10.55%. Resources Connection's return on equity of 3.75% beat i3 Verticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i3 Verticals	41.85%	3.36%	1.81%
Resources Connection	-10.55%	3.75%	2.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, IIIV or RGP?

i3 Verticals has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resources Connection has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

i3 Verticals beats Resources Connection on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.