Fathom (FTHM) Competitors

Fathom (NASDAQ:FTHM) and RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, FTHM or RMAX?

Fathom has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RE/MAX has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FTHM or RMAX?

55.5% of Fathom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of RE/MAX shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Fathom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of RE/MAX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FTHM or RMAX more profitable?

RE/MAX has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Fathom's net margin of -5.94%. Fathom's return on equity of -45.16% beat RE/MAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fathom	-5.94%	-45.16%	-26.78%
RE/MAX	3.19%	-51.38%	4.88%

Do analysts recommend FTHM or RMAX?

Fathom currently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 89.39%. RE/MAX has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.34%. Given Fathom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Fathom is more favorable than RE/MAX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fathom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RE/MAX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer FTHM or RMAX?

In the previous week, RE/MAX had 8 more articles in the media than Fathom. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for RE/MAX and 1 mentions for Fathom. Fathom's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat RE/MAX's score of -0.22 indicating that Fathom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fathom	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
RE/MAX	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FTHM or RMAX?

RE/MAX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fathom. Fathom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RE/MAX, 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
Fathom	$335.18M	0.11	-$21.58M	-$1.00	-1.32
RE/MAX	$307.68M	0.52	$7.12M	$0.47	17.10

Summary

Fathom and RE/MAX tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.