RE/MAX (RMAX) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RMAX or BOC?

In the previous week, Boston Omaha had 5 more articles in the media than RE/MAX. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Boston Omaha and 6 mentions for RE/MAX. RE/MAX's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Boston Omaha's score of 0.23 indicating that RE/MAX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RE/MAX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boston Omaha	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend RMAX or BOC?

RE/MAX currently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.35%. Boston Omaha has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.33%. Given RE/MAX's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RE/MAX is more favorable than Boston Omaha.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RE/MAX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Boston Omaha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is RMAX or BOC more profitable?

RE/MAX has a net margin of 2.32% compared to Boston Omaha's net margin of -9.73%. Boston Omaha's return on equity of -1.76% beat RE/MAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RE/MAX	2.32%	-38.69%	4.71%
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%

Which has more volatility and risk, RMAX or BOC?

RE/MAX has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RMAX or BOC?

Boston Omaha has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RE/MAX. Boston Omaha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RE/MAX, 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
RE/MAX	$307.69M	0.46	-$69.02M	$0.35	21.53
Boston Omaha	$108.27M	4.29	-$7M	-$0.04	-369.48

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RMAX or BOC?

RE/MAX received 289 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.68% of users gave RE/MAX an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RE/MAX	Outperform Votes 296 59.68%	Underperform Votes 200 40.32%
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RMAX or BOC?

93.2% of RE/MAX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of RE/MAX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

RE/MAX beats Boston Omaha on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.