BGSF (BGSF) Competitors

RCM Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) and BGSF (NYSE:BGSF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is RCMT or BGSF more profitable?

RCM Technologies has a net margin of 5.77% compared to BGSF's net margin of -0.48%. RCM Technologies' return on equity of 58.70% beat BGSF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RCM Technologies	5.77%	58.70%	13.76%
BGSF	-0.48%	0.19%	0.09%

Do analysts rate RCMT or BGSF?

RCM Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 92.09%. BGSF has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 173.56%. Given BGSF's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BGSF is more favorable than RCM Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RCM Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
BGSF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to RCMT or BGSF?

In the previous week, RCM Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than BGSF. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for RCM Technologies and 1 mentions for BGSF. RCM Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat BGSF's score of 0.00 indicating that RCM Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RCM Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BGSF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, RCMT or BGSF?

RCM Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than BGSF. BGSF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RCM Technologies, 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
RCM Technologies	$278.38M	0.48	$16.83M	$1.67	10.44
BGSF	$272.50M	0.13	-$10.22M	-$0.31	-10.61

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RCMT or BGSF?

RCM Technologies received 121 more outperform votes than BGSF when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.02% of users gave RCM Technologies an outperform vote while only 48.68% of users gave BGSF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RCM Technologies	Outperform Votes 158 65.02%	Underperform Votes 85 34.98%
BGSF	Outperform Votes 37 48.68%	Underperform Votes 39 51.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, RCMT or BGSF?

RCM Technologies has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BGSF has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RCMT or BGSF?

43.2% of RCM Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of BGSF shares are held by institutional investors. 26.4% of RCM Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of BGSF shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

RCM Technologies beats BGSF on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.