The RMR Group (RMR) Competitors

The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) and Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, RMR or PINC?

The RMR Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Premier has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RMR or PINC?

The RMR Group currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.11%. Premier has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.53%. 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
The RMR Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Premier	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RMR or PINC?

42.3% of The RMR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.9% of The RMR Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Premier shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RMR or PINC a better dividend stock?

The RMR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Premier pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. The RMR Group pays out 153.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier pays out 381.8% 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 prefer RMR or PINC?

In the previous week, Premier had 43 more articles in the media than The RMR Group. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Premier and 1 mentions for The RMR Group. Premier's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat The RMR Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Premier is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The RMR Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Premier	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RMR or PINC?

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
The RMR Group	$897.20M	0.61	$23.13M	$1.17	14.64
Premier	$1.01B	2.04	$119.54M	$0.22	114.27

Is RMR or PINC more profitable?

The RMR Group has a net margin of 2.56% compared to Premier's net margin of 2.00%. Premier's return on equity of 7.04% beat The RMR Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The RMR Group	2.56%	5.01%	3.10%
Premier	2.00%	7.04%	3.75%

Summary

The RMR Group beats Premier on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.