Real Brokerage (REAX) Competitors

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) and Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to HTGC or REAX?

In the previous week, Hercules Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Real Brokerage. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hercules Capital and 12 mentions for Real Brokerage. Real Brokerage's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Hercules Capital's score of 0.45 indicating that Real Brokerage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hercules Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Real Brokerage	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HTGC or REAX?

19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Real Brokerage shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.2% of Real Brokerage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HTGC or REAX more profitable?

Hercules Capital has a net margin of 53.28% compared to Real Brokerage's net margin of -2.91%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 17.19% beat Real Brokerage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hercules Capital	53.28%	17.19%	8.77%
Real Brokerage	-2.91%	-73.22%	-25.07%

Do analysts rate HTGC or REAX?

Hercules Capital currently has a consensus price target of $19.92, indicating a potential upside of 11.48%. Real Brokerage has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.99%. Given Real Brokerage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Real Brokerage is more favorable than Hercules Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hercules Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Real Brokerage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, HTGC or REAX?

Hercules Capital has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Real Brokerage has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HTGC or REAX?

Hercules Capital received 460 more outperform votes than Real Brokerage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.63% of users gave Hercules Capital an outperform vote while only 53.57% of users gave Real Brokerage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hercules Capital	Outperform Votes 475 64.63%	Underperform Votes 260 35.37%
Real Brokerage	Outperform Votes 15 53.57%	Underperform Votes 13 46.43%

Which has better valuation & earnings, HTGC or REAX?

Hercules Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Real Brokerage. Real Brokerage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Capital, 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
Hercules Capital	$353.75M	8.86	$262.97M	$1.61	11.10
Real Brokerage	$1.26B	0.68	-$27.50M	-$0.14	-31.29

Summary

Hercules Capital beats Real Brokerage on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.