Marcus & Millichap (MMI) Competitors

eXp World (NASDAQ:EXPI) and Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EXPI or MMI?

27.2% of eXp World shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.8% of Marcus & Millichap shares are held by institutional investors. 35.7% of eXp World shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% of Marcus & Millichap shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXPI or MMI?

Marcus & Millichap received 79 more outperform votes than eXp World when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.48% of users gave eXp World an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Marcus & Millichap an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
eXp World	Outperform Votes 239 65.48%	Underperform Votes 126 34.52%
Marcus & Millichap	Outperform Votes 318 59.44%	Underperform Votes 217 40.56%

Does the media prefer EXPI or MMI?

In the previous week, eXp World had 18 more articles in the media than Marcus & Millichap. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for eXp World and 3 mentions for Marcus & Millichap. Marcus & Millichap's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat eXp World's score of 0.25 indicating that eXp World is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
eXp World	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Marcus & Millichap	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate EXPI or MMI?

eXp World presently has a consensus price target of $12.88, suggesting a potential upside of 14.44%. Marcus & Millichap has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential downside of 38.57%. Given Marcus & Millichap's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe eXp World is more favorable than Marcus & Millichap.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
eXp World	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Marcus & Millichap	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EXPI or MMI?

eXp World has higher revenue and earnings than Marcus & Millichap. eXp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marcus & Millichap, 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
eXp World	$4.28B	0.40	-$8.97M	-$0.06	-187.50
Marcus & Millichap	$645.93M	1.94	-$34.03M	-$0.89	-36.58

Is EXPI or MMI more profitable?

eXp World has a net margin of -0.21% compared to eXp World's net margin of -5.27%. Marcus & Millichap's return on equity of 0.09% beat eXp World's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
eXp World	-0.21%	0.09%	0.05%
Marcus & Millichap	-5.27%	-5.16%	-3.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, EXPI or MMI?

eXp World has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marcus & Millichap has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EXPI or MMI a better dividend stock?

eXp World pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Marcus & Millichap pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. eXp World pays out -333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marcus & Millichap pays out -56.2% 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. eXp World has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. eXp World is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

eXp World beats Marcus & Millichap on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.