Redfin (RDFN) Competitors

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) and Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NMRK or RDFN?

Newmark Group has higher revenue and earnings than Redfin. Redfin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Newmark Group, 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
Newmark Group	$2.71 billion	0.37	$83.28 million	$0.40	14.43
Redfin	$2.28 billion	0.49	-$321.14 million	-$2.68	-3.75

Which has more volatility and risk, NMRK or RDFN?

Newmark Group has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redfin has a beta of 2.26, suggesting that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NMRK or RDFN more profitable?

Newmark Group has a net margin of 2.96% compared to Redfin's net margin of -14.46%. Newmark Group's return on equity of 19.56% beat Redfin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newmark Group	2.96%	19.56%	6.65%
Redfin	-14.46%	-387.26%	-20.22%

Do analysts rate NMRK or RDFN?

Newmark Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.58, indicating a potential upside of 31.43%. Redfin has a consensus price target of $6.76, indicating a potential downside of 32.84%. Given Newmark Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Newmark Group is more favorable than Redfin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newmark Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Redfin	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Does the media favor NMRK or RDFN?

In the previous week, Redfin had 9 more articles in the media than Newmark Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Redfin and 5 mentions for Newmark Group. Newmark Group's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Redfin's score of 0.31 indicating that Newmark Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newmark Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Redfin	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NMRK or RDFN?

55.4% of Newmark Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Redfin shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.8% of Newmark Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Redfin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NMRK or RDFN?

Redfin received 137 more outperform votes than Newmark Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.04% of users gave Redfin an outperform vote while only 57.91% of users gave Newmark Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Newmark Group	Outperform Votes 344 57.91%	Underperform Votes 250 42.09%
Redfin	Outperform Votes 481 61.04%	Underperform Votes 307 38.96%

Summary

Newmark Group beats Redfin on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.