Resources Connection (RGP) Competitors

Enviri (NYSE:NVRI) and Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, NVRI or RGP?

Enviri has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resources Connection has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NVRI or RGP?

93.4% of Enviri shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Resources Connection shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Enviri shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Resources Connection shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NVRI or RGP?

Enviri has higher revenue and earnings than Resources Connection. Enviri is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resources Connection, 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
Enviri	$2.34B	0.30	-$127.97M	-$1.96	-4.50
Resources Connection	$551.33M	0.28	-$191.78M	-$5.82	-0.80

Does the media favor NVRI or RGP?

In the previous week, Enviri had 16 more articles in the media than Resources Connection. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Enviri and 6 mentions for Resources Connection. Resources Connection's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Enviri's score of -0.01 indicating that Resources Connection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enviri	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Resources Connection	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate NVRI or RGP?

Enviri currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.44%. Resources Connection has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.76%. Given Enviri's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Enviri is more favorable than Resources Connection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enviri	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Resources Connection	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is NVRI or RGP more profitable?

Enviri has a net margin of -7.02% compared to Resources Connection's net margin of -34.78%. Resources Connection's return on equity of 0.31% beat Enviri's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enviri	-7.02%	-7.86%	-1.33%
Resources Connection	-34.78%	0.31%	0.23%

Summary

Enviri beats Resources Connection on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.