This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Resources Connection (RECN) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock RECN vs. ACTG, MG, FC, OMEX, VRSK, EFX, FCN, EXPO, VSEC, and CBZShould you be buying Resources Connection stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Resources Connection include Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), Franklin Covey (FC), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), and CBIZ (CBZ). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. Resources Connection vs. Its Competitors Acacia Research Mistras Group Franklin Covey Odyssey Marine Exploration Verisk Analytics Equifax FTI Consulting Exponent VSE CBIZ Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) and Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RECN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Is ACTG or RECN more profitable? Resources Connection has a net margin of 4.52% compared to Acacia Research's net margin of -2.60%. Resources Connection's return on equity of 11.74% beat Acacia Research's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acacia Research-2.60% 1.33% 1.00% Resources Connection 4.52%11.74%7.30% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ACTG or RECN? 86.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Resources Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Acacia Research shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Resources Connection shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate ACTG or RECN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acacia Research 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Resources Connection 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, ACTG or RECN? Acacia Research has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resources Connection has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACTG or RECN? Resources Connection has higher revenue and earnings than Acacia Research. Acacia Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resources Connection, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcacia Research$122.31M2.65-$36.06M-$0.06-56.00Resources Connection$729M0.21$31.47M$1.034.61 Does the media refer more to ACTG or RECN? In the previous week, Resources Connection had 2 more articles in the media than Acacia Research. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Resources Connection and 3 mentions for Acacia Research. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Resources Connection's score of 0.00 indicating that Acacia Research is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acacia Research 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Resources Connection 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryResources Connection beats Acacia Research on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Resources Connection News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RECN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RECN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricResources ConnectionBusiness Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$152.13M$154.55M$94.72T$10.23BDividend Yield5.43%N/A2.85%4.69%P/E Ratio4.75376.6225.9526.57Price / Sales0.2113.2074,612.55179.01Price / Cash7.9311.7031.0862.20Price / Book0.542.77185,976.796.53Net Income$31.47M$1.30M$196.66M$275.87M Resources Connection Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RECNResources ConnectionN/A$4.75-4.0%N/A-40.4%$152.13M$729M4.753,896News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeACTGAcacia Research0.5118 of 5 stars$3.27+0.6%N/A-24.4%$313.45M$122.31M-54.491,036Analyst ForecastMGMistras Group3.6036 of 5 stars$10.25+4.1%N/A-14.1%$310.33M$729.64M27.694,800Analyst ForecastFCFranklin Covey3.5922 of 5 stars$18.91-2.6%$27.00+42.8%-55.5%$245.38M$287.23M23.941,084News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOMEXOdyssey Marine ExplorationN/A$1.92-1.5%N/A+351.6%$88.12M$770K0.0010Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeVRSKVerisk Analytics4.977 of 5 stars$249.55-0.8%$311.00+24.6%-12.9%$35.14B$2.88B38.457,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEFXEquifax4.9375 of 5 stars$254.06-1.0%$284.80+12.1%-18.0%$31.76B$5.68B49.7214,700Analyst ForecastFCNFTI Consulting3.7299 of 5 stars$161.02-0.4%$175.50+9.0%-28.5%$5.23B$3.70B22.688,374Analyst ForecastEXPOExponent2.5689 of 5 stars$69.22-0.4%N/A-42.3%$3.51B$558.51M34.611,168Analyst ForecastVSECVSE3.145 of 5 stars$166.34+0.1%$161.50-2.9%+82.0%$3.44B$1.08B148.521,400CBZCBIZ2.4007 of 5 stars$55.11+4.1%N/A-15.2%$2.86B$1.81B31.6710,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acacia Research Alternatives Mistras Group Alternatives Franklin Covey Alternatives Odyssey Marine Exploration Alternatives Verisk Analytics Alternatives Equifax Alternatives FTI Consulting Alternatives Exponent Alternatives VSE Alternatives CBIZ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:RECN) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe best AI stock you aren’t watching (but Elon is)Elon Musk's AI empire is already being built... not in the spotlight, but in the background. 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