RM (RM) Competitors

RM (LON:RM) and McBride (LON:MCB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RM or MCB?

McBride has higher revenue and earnings than RM. RM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McBride, 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	0.49	-£47.32M	-£55.02	-1.98
McBride	£930.83M	0.27	£33.16M	£19.57	7.41

Does the media refer more to RM or MCB?

In the previous week, McBride had 1 more articles in the media than RM. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for McBride and 22 mentions for RM. RM's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat McBride's score of -0.08 indicating that RM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RM	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
McBride	0 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RM or MCB?

63.5% of RM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of McBride shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of RM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of McBride shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RM or MCB more profitable?

McBride has a net margin of 3.56% compared to RM's net margin of -24.97%. McBride's return on equity of 62.24% beat RM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RM	-24.97%	-311.10%	-1.51%
McBride	3.56%	62.24%	8.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RM or MCB?

McBride received 225 more outperform votes than RM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.67% of users gave RM an outperform vote while only 77.18% of users gave McBride an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RM	Outperform Votes 245 81.67%	Underperform Votes 55 18.33%
McBride	Outperform Votes 470 77.18%	Underperform Votes 139 22.82%

Is RM or MCB a better dividend stock?

RM pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. McBride pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. RM pays out -14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McBride pays out 5.1% 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. RM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, RM or MCB?

RM has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McBride has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

McBride beats RM on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.