Rapid7 (RPD) Competitors

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) and Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTCH or RPD?

94.1% of Match Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Rapid7 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Match Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, MTCH or RPD?

Match Group has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rapid7 has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MTCH or RPD?

In the previous week, Match Group had 1 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Match Group and 16 mentions for Rapid7. Match Group's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Rapid7's score of 0.37 indicating that Match Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Match Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rapid7	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate MTCH or RPD?

Match Group presently has a consensus target price of $37.68, suggesting a potential upside of 14.97%. Rapid7 has a consensus target price of $41.22, suggesting a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Rapid7's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Match Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Match Group	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Rapid7	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTCH or RPD?

Match Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rapid7. Match Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, 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
Match Group	$3.48B	2.36	$551.28M	$2.02	16.22
Rapid7	$844.01M	2.37	$25.53M	$0.39	81.31

Is MTCH or RPD more profitable?

Match Group has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Rapid7's net margin of 3.46%. Rapid7's return on equity of -130.41% beat Match Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Match Group	15.84%	-574.22%	12.68%
Rapid7	3.46%	-130.41%	4.14%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTCH or RPD?

Match Group received 65 more outperform votes than Rapid7 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.68% of users gave Match Group an outperform vote while only 56.23% of users gave Rapid7 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Match Group	Outperform Votes 620 65.68%	Underperform Votes 324 34.32%
Rapid7	Outperform Votes 555 56.23%	Underperform Votes 432 43.77%

Summary

Match Group beats Rapid7 on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.