RE/MAX (RMAX) Competitors

Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria (NASDAQ:CRESY) and RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media refer more to CRESY or RMAX?

In the previous week, RE/MAX had 13 more articles in the media than Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for RE/MAX and 3 mentions for Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria. Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat RE/MAX's score of -0.10 indicating that Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RE/MAX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CRESY or RMAX more profitable?

RE/MAX has a net margin of -3.08% compared to Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria's net margin of -5.78%. Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria's return on equity of -2.40% beat RE/MAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	-5.78%	-2.40%	-1.08%
RE/MAX	-3.08%	-35.76%	4.44%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRESY or RMAX?

RE/MAX received 118 more outperform votes than Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.43% of users gave RE/MAX an outperform vote while only 56.82% of users gave Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	Outperform Votes 175 56.82%	Underperform Votes 133 43.18%
RE/MAX	Outperform Votes 293 59.43%	Underperform Votes 200 40.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, CRESY or RMAX?

Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RE/MAX has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CRESY or RMAX?

12.9% of Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of RE/MAX shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CRESY or RMAX?

Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria has higher revenue and earnings than RE/MAX. RE/MAX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria, 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
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	$1.43B	0.46	$156.92M	-$1.08	-10.04
RE/MAX	$325.67M	0.53	-$69.02M	-$0.54	-16.89

Do analysts rate CRESY or RMAX?

RE/MAX has a consensus target price of $9.17, suggesting a potential upside of 0.48%. Given RE/MAX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RE/MAX is more favorable than Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	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

Summary

RE/MAX beats Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.