The RMR Group (RMR) Competitors

LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) and The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, RAMP or RMR?

LiveRamp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The RMR Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RAMP or RMR?

The RMR Group has higher revenue and earnings than LiveRamp. The RMR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveRamp, 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
LiveRamp	$659.66M	3.12	$11.88M	$0.01	3,124.80
The RMR Group	$897.20M	0.64	$23.13M	$1.33	13.49

Is RAMP or RMR more profitable?

The RMR Group has a net margin of 2.62% compared to LiveRamp's net margin of 0.01%. The RMR Group's return on equity of 5.83% beat LiveRamp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveRamp	0.01%	0.97%	0.75%
The RMR Group	2.62%	5.83%	3.81%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RAMP or RMR?

The RMR Group received 180 more outperform votes than LiveRamp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.12% of users gave LiveRamp an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave The RMR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LiveRamp	Outperform Votes 169 70.12%	Underperform Votes 72 29.88%
The RMR Group	Outperform Votes 349 60.38%	Underperform Votes 229 39.62%

Does the media favor RAMP or RMR?

In the previous week, LiveRamp had 8 more articles in the media than The RMR Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for LiveRamp and 1 mentions for The RMR Group. LiveRamp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat The RMR Group's score of -1.01 indicating that LiveRamp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LiveRamp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The RMR Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RAMP or RMR?

93.8% of LiveRamp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of The RMR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of LiveRamp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of The RMR Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend RAMP or RMR?

LiveRamp currently has a consensus price target of $39.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.87%. The RMR Group has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.37%. Given The RMR Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The RMR Group is more favorable than LiveRamp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveRamp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
The RMR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

The RMR Group beats LiveRamp on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.