Rafael (RFL) Competitors

Rafael (NYSE:RFL) and RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is RFL or RMAX more profitable?

RE/MAX has a net margin of -3.08% compared to Rafael's net margin of -5,707.03%. RE/MAX's return on equity of -35.76% beat Rafael's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rafael	-5,707.03%	-53.71%	-48.78%
RE/MAX	-3.08%	-35.76%	4.44%

Do analysts rate RFL or RMAX?

RE/MAX has a consensus target price of $9.17, indicating a potential downside of 8.18%. Given RE/MAX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RE/MAX is more favorable than Rafael.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rafael	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
RE/MAX	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RFL or RMAX?

11.3% of Rafael shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of RE/MAX shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Rafael shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of RE/MAX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to RFL or RMAX?

In the previous week, RE/MAX had 3 more articles in the media than Rafael. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for RE/MAX and 2 mentions for Rafael. RE/MAX's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Rafael's score of -0.06 indicating that RE/MAX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rafael	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
RE/MAX	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RFL or RMAX?

Rafael has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RE/MAX. RE/MAX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rafael, 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
Rafael	$640K	79.41	-$34.41M	-$1.67	-1.23
RE/MAX	$325.67M	0.58	-$69.02M	-$0.54	-18.49

Which has more volatility and risk, RFL or RMAX?

Rafael has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RE/MAX has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RFL or RMAX?

RE/MAX received 293 more outperform votes than Rafael when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.43% of users gave RE/MAX an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Rafael an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rafael	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%
RE/MAX	Outperform Votes 293 59.43%	Underperform Votes 200 40.57%

Summary

RE/MAX beats Rafael on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.