RCM vs. FCFS, TNET, FOUR, MMS, EXLS, G, SPXC, EXPO, WU, and KD
Should you be buying R1 RCM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of R1 RCM include FirstCash (FCFS), TriNet Group (TNET), Shift4 Payments (FOUR), Maximus (MMS), ExlService (EXLS), Genpact (G), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Exponent (EXPO), Western Union (WU), and Kyndryl (KD). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) and R1 RCM (NASDAQ:RCM) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
FirstCash presently has a consensus price target of $142.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.83%. R1 RCM has a consensus price target of $16.71, indicating a potential upside of 36.22%. Given FirstCash's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe R1 RCM is more favorable than FirstCash.
R1 RCM received 265 more outperform votes than FirstCash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.94% of users gave R1 RCM an outperform vote while only 39.02% of users gave FirstCash an outperform vote.
In the previous week, R1 RCM had 10 more articles in the media than FirstCash. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for R1 RCM and 7 mentions for FirstCash. R1 RCM's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat FirstCash's score of 0.17 indicating that FirstCash is being referred to more favorably in the media.
80.3% of FirstCash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of R1 RCM shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of FirstCash shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of R1 RCM shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
FirstCash has higher revenue and earnings than R1 RCM.
FirstCash has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, R1 RCM has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
FirstCash has a net margin of 7.23% compared to FirstCash's net margin of 0.15%. R1 RCM's return on equity of 14.73% beat FirstCash's return on equity.
Summary
FirstCash and R1 RCM tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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