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, FC, MG, OMEX, VRSK, EFX, FCN, DNB, CBZ, and EXPOShould you be buying Resources Connection stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Resources Connection include Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), Mistras Group (MG), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), and Exponent (EXPO). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. Resources Connection vs. Its Competitors Acacia Research Franklin Covey Mistras Group Odyssey Marine Exploration Verisk Analytics Equifax FTI Consulting Dun & Bradstreet CBIZ Exponent Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RECN) and Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RECN or ACTG? 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 RatioResources Connection$729M0.25$31.47M$1.035.62Acacia Research$122.31M2.96-$36.06M-$0.11-34.27 Do insiders and institutionals believe in RECN or ACTG? 84.5% of Resources Connection shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Resources Connection shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Acacia Research 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. Which has more volatility & risk, RECN or ACTG? Resources Connection has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acacia Research has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RECN or ACTG? In the previous week, Acacia Research had 1 more articles in the media than Resources Connection. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acacia Research and 1 mentions for Resources Connection. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Resources Connection's score of 0.00 indicating that Acacia Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Resources Connection 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Acacia Research 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is RECN or ACTG more profitable? Resources Connection has a net margin of 4.52% compared to Acacia Research's net margin of -5.21%. 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 Resources Connection4.52% 11.74% 7.30% Acacia Research -5.21%2.09%1.60% SummaryResources Connection beats Acacia Research on 9 of the 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RECN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$185.44M$157.21M$19.17B$9.55BDividend Yield5.43%N/A2.73%4.01%P/E Ratio5.790.6324.9616.92Price / Sales0.2524.2150.22104.42Price / Cash7.9311.7027.3358.54Price / Book0.663.516.265.87Net Income$31.47M$1.30M$197.98M$258.89M Resources Connection Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RECNResources ConnectionN/A$5.79+9.9%N/A-54.0%$185.44M$729M5.793,896News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeACTGAcacia Research1.2836 of 5 stars$3.66-2.9%N/A-30.3%$362.57M$122.31M-33.271,036Positive NewsFCFranklin Covey4.0564 of 5 stars$19.65-2.2%$31.00+57.8%-50.3%$254.10M$287.23M24.871,084MGMistras Group4.2508 of 5 stars$7.85-3.1%N/A-17.1%$253.77M$729.64M16.704,800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsOMEXOdyssey Marine ExplorationN/A$1.74+21.7%N/A-63.1%$44.81M$770K0.0010News CoveragePositive NewsVRSKVerisk Analytics4.1032 of 5 stars$300.14-1.8%$302.40+0.8%+8.0%$42.75B$2.88B43.947,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEFXEquifax4.7937 of 5 stars$257.23-1.3%$295.50+14.9%-7.9%$32.37B$5.73B52.6014,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFCNFTI Consulting4.1735 of 5 stars$163.90-2.0%$175.50+7.1%-22.9%$5.74B$3.70B22.428,374Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionDNBDun & Bradstreet3.3429 of 5 stars$9.11flat$11.86+30.2%-13.4%$4.07B$2.38B-182.206,247Upcoming EarningsCBZCBIZ3.3731 of 5 stars$72.48-0.5%$86.00+18.7%-7.0%$3.96B$1.81B49.3110,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEXPOExponent3.466 of 5 stars$72.34-2.8%$120.00+65.9%-31.9%$3.78B$558.51M35.291,168Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acacia Research Alternatives Franklin Covey Alternatives Mistras Group Alternatives Odyssey Marine Exploration Alternatives Verisk Analytics Alternatives Equifax Alternatives FTI Consulting Alternatives Dun & Bradstreet Alternatives CBIZ Alternatives Exponent 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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