Resources Connection (RGP) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RGP or LLNW?

93.2% of Resources Connection shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of Limelight Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Resources Connection shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Limelight Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer RGP or LLNW?

Resources Connection currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.32%. Given Resources Connection's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Resources Connection is more favorable than Limelight Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resources Connection	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Limelight Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RGP or LLNW?

Limelight Networks received 420 more outperform votes than Resources Connection when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.75% of users gave Limelight Networks an outperform vote while only 52.27% of users gave Resources Connection an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Resources Connection	Outperform Votes 23 52.27%	Underperform Votes 21 47.73%
Limelight Networks	Outperform Votes 443 58.75%	Underperform Votes 311 41.25%

Is RGP or LLNW more profitable?

Resources Connection has a net margin of 2.04% compared to Limelight Networks' net margin of -22.60%. Resources Connection's return on equity of 3.69% beat Limelight Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resources Connection	2.04%	3.69%	2.94%
Limelight Networks	-22.60%	-24.22%	-10.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, RGP or LLNW?

Resources Connection has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Limelight Networks has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RGP or LLNW?

In the previous week, Resources Connection and Resources Connection both had 1 articles in the media. Resources Connection's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Limelight Networks' score of 0.00 indicating that Resources Connection is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Resources Connection	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Limelight Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, RGP or LLNW?

Resources Connection has higher revenue and earnings than Limelight Networks. Limelight Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resources Connection, 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
Resources Connection	$632.80M	0.42	$21.03M	$0.36	22.11
Limelight Networks	$217.63M	0.00	-$54.76M	-$0.39	N/A

Summary

Resources Connection beats Limelight Networks on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.