Rectitude (RECT) Competitors

Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT) and Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RECT or SMID?

49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RECT or SMID more profitable?

Smith-Midland has a net margin of 11.64% compared to Rectitude's net margin of 0.00%. Smith-Midland's return on equity of 23.92% beat Rectitude's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rectitude	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smith-Midland	11.64%	23.92%	14.38%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RECT or SMID?

Smith-Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Rectitude.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rectitude	$32.57M	2.08	$1.66M	N/A	N/A
Smith-Midland	$78.51M	2.87	$7.68M	$1.85	23.01

Which has more risk and volatility, RECT or SMID?

Rectitude has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RECT or SMID?

In the previous week, Smith-Midland had 2 more articles in the media than Rectitude. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smith-Midland and 2 mentions for Rectitude. Rectitude's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Smith-Midland's score of 0.54 indicating that Rectitude is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rectitude	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smith-Midland	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Smith-Midland beats Rectitude on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.