UWM (UWMC) Competitors

Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) and UWM (NYSE:UWMC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has better earnings & valuation, RKT or UWMC?

Rocket Companies has higher revenue and earnings than UWM. Rocket Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UWM, 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
Rocket Companies	$4.59B	6.01	$29.37M	-$0.03	-459.60
UWM	$1.04B	6.44	$14.40M	-$0.13	-32.12

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RKT or UWMC?

4.6% of Rocket Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of UWM shares are held by institutional investors. 92.6% of Rocket Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.5% of UWM shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer RKT or UWMC?

In the previous week, Rocket Companies had 1 more articles in the media than UWM. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Rocket Companies and 11 mentions for UWM. Rocket Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat UWM's score of -0.17 indicating that Rocket Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rocket Companies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
UWM	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate RKT or UWMC?

Rocket Companies currently has a consensus target price of $14.46, suggesting a potential upside of 4.86%. UWM has a consensus target price of $6.18, suggesting a potential upside of 47.99%. Given UWM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UWM is more favorable than Rocket Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rocket Companies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
UWM	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is RKT or UWMC a better dividend stock?

Rocket Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.2820 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. UWM pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Rocket Companies pays out -4,273.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UWM pays out -307.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk & volatility, RKT or UWMC?

Rocket Companies has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UWM has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RKT or UWMC more profitable?

Rocket Companies has a net margin of 0.06% compared to UWM's net margin of -0.36%. Rocket Companies' return on equity of 3.61% beat UWM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rocket Companies	0.06%	3.61%	1.27%
UWM	-0.36%	-3.86%	-0.55%

Summary

Rocket Companies beats UWM on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.