World Chess (CHSS) Competitors

RM (LON:RM) and World Chess (LON:CHSS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Does the media refer more to RM or CHSS?

In the previous week, RM had 13 more articles in the media than World Chess. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for RM and 3 mentions for World Chess. RM's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat World Chess' score of -0.89 indicating that RM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RM	0 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
World Chess	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is RM or CHSS more profitable?

RM has a net margin of -24.97% compared to World Chess' net margin of -180.38%. RM's return on equity of -311.10% beat World Chess' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RM	-24.97%	-311.10%	-1.51%
World Chess	-180.38%	-416.59%	-39.20%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RM or CHSS?

World Chess has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RM. World Chess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RM, 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
RM	£189.50M	0.43	-£47.32M	-£55.02	-1.74
World Chess	£2.81M	5.18	-£5.08M	-£0.51	-3.44

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RM or CHSS?

63.5% of RM shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of RM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 99.0% of World Chess shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

RM beats World Chess on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.