Royalty Management (RMCO) Competitors

Royalty Management (NASDAQ:RMCO) and ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:GLDI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RMCO or GLDI?

ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Royalty Management. Royalty Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN, 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
Royalty Management	$810K	40.73	-$110K	-$0.01	-224.00
ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.78	208.09

Does the media prefer RMCO or GLDI?

In the previous week, Royalty Management and Royalty Management both had 4 articles in the media. ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Royalty Management's score of 0.72 indicating that ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royalty Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RMCO or GLDI a better dividend stock?

Royalty Management pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Royalty Management pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN pays out 205.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is RMCO or GLDI more profitable?

ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Royalty Management's net margin of -9.62%. ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN's return on equity of 0.00% beat Royalty Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royalty Management	-9.62%	-2.12%	-1.61%
ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RMCO or GLDI?

67.2% of Royalty Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN shares are held by institutional investors. 57.1% of Royalty Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RMCO or GLDI?

Royalty Management has a beta of -0.17, suggesting that its share price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN beats Royalty Management on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.