RM (RM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate RM or MCB?

McBride has a consensus target price of GBX 190, suggesting a potential upside of 52.24%. Given McBride's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe McBride is more favorable than RM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RM	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
McBride	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to RM or MCB?

In the previous week, McBride had 15 more articles in the media than RM. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for McBride and 7 mentions for RM. RM's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat McBride's score of -0.21 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McBride	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

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

63.5% of RM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.7% of McBride shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of RM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of McBride shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, RM or MCB?

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

Which has better 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	0.45	-£47.32M	-£55.02	-1.85
McBride	£926.50M	0.23	£33.16M	£0.19	670.97

Summary

McBride beats RM on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.