Resolute Mining (RSG) Competitors

WPP (LON:WPP) and Resolute Mining (LON:RSG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Is WPP or RSG more profitable?

Resolute Mining has a net margin of 1.88% compared to WPP's net margin of 1.37%. WPP's return on equity of 5.92% beat Resolute Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WPP	1.37%	5.92%	1.53%
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WPP or RSG?

68.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of WPP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to WPP or RSG?

In the previous week, WPP had 2 more articles in the media than Resolute Mining. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WPP and 2 mentions for Resolute Mining. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat WPP's score of 0.46 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WPP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Resolute Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, WPP or RSG?

WPP has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WPP or RSG?

WPP has higher revenue and earnings than Resolute Mining. WPP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute Mining, 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
WPP	£14.18B	0.28	£203.92M	£0.35	1,068.21
Resolute Mining	£906.98M	1.24	£15.35M	£0.01	9,103.45

Do analysts prefer WPP or RSG?

WPP presently has a consensus price target of GBX 480, indicating a potential upside of 29.87%. Resolute Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 46, indicating a potential downside of 12.88%. Given WPP's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe WPP is more favorable than Resolute Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WPP	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

WPP beats Resolute Mining on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.