The RMR Group (RMR) Competitors

Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PINC or RMR?

Premier has higher revenue and earnings than The RMR Group. The RMR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier, 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
Premier	$1.26B	1.49	$119.54M	$0.57	40.14
The RMR Group	$804.11M	0.64	$23.13M	$1.21	13.36

Do analysts rate PINC or RMR?

Premier currently has a consensus target price of $22.20, suggesting a potential downside of 2.97%. The RMR Group has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.42%. Given The RMR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The RMR Group is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
The RMR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is PINC or RMR more profitable?

The RMR Group has a net margin of 2.62% compared to Premier's net margin of -0.40%. Premier's return on equity of 9.41% beat The RMR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier	-0.40%	9.41%	5.38%
The RMR Group	2.62%	5.83%	3.81%

Which has more risk and volatility, PINC or RMR?

Premier has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The RMR Group has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PINC or RMR?

74.4% of Premier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of The RMR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.8% of The RMR Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PINC or RMR?

Premier received 259 more outperform votes than The RMR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.73% of users gave Premier an outperform vote while only 60.62% of users gave The RMR Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Premier	Outperform Votes 613 67.73%	Underperform Votes 292 32.27%
The RMR Group	Outperform Votes 354 60.62%	Underperform Votes 230 39.38%

Is PINC or RMR a better dividend stock?

Premier pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. The RMR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Premier pays out 147.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The RMR Group pays out 148.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The RMR Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. The RMR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to PINC or RMR?

In the previous week, Premier had 3 more articles in the media than The RMR Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Premier and 4 mentions for The RMR Group. Premier's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat The RMR Group's score of 1.09 indicating that Premier is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Premier	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The RMR Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Premier beats The RMR Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.