RCM Technologies (RCMT) Competitors

RCM Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) and DLH (NASDAQ:DLHC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RCMT or DLHC?

DLH has higher revenue and earnings than RCM Technologies. RCM Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DLH, 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
RCM Technologies	$284.68M	0.75	$20.89M	$1.82	14.89
DLH	$375.87M	0.52	$23.29M	$0.11	126.38

Does the media refer more to RCMT or DLHC?

In the previous week, DLH had 7 more articles in the media than RCM Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for DLH and 4 mentions for RCM Technologies. DLH's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat RCM Technologies' score of 0.58 indicating that DLH is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RCM Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DLH	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer RCMT or DLHC?

RCM Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.12%. Given RCM Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe RCM Technologies is more favorable than DLH.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RCM Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DLH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, RCMT or DLHC?

RCM Technologies has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DLH has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RCMT or DLHC?

31.4% of RCM Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of DLH shares are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of RCM Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of DLH shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RCMT or DLHC?

DLH received 139 more outperform votes than RCM Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave DLH an outperform vote while only 64.16% of users gave RCM Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RCM Technologies	Outperform Votes 145 64.16%	Underperform Votes 81 35.84%
DLH	Outperform Votes 284 64.84%	Underperform Votes 154 35.16%

Is RCMT or DLHC more profitable?

RCM Technologies has a net margin of 6.25% compared to DLH's net margin of 0.39%. RCM Technologies' return on equity of 63.01% beat DLH's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RCM Technologies	6.25%	63.01%	16.39%
DLH	0.39%	8.24%	2.36%

Summary

DLH beats RCM Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.