Boston Omaha (BOC) Competitors

Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) and eXp World (NASDAQ:EXPI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BOC or EXPI?

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of eXp World shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of eXp World shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BOC or EXPI?

In the previous week, eXp World had 4 more articles in the media than Boston Omaha. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for eXp World and 1 mentions for Boston Omaha. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat eXp World's score of 0.67 indicating that Boston Omaha is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boston Omaha	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
eXp World	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BOC or EXPI?

eXp World received 233 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.86% of users gave eXp World an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%
eXp World	Outperform Votes 240 64.86%	Underperform Votes 130 35.14%

Do analysts rate BOC or EXPI?

Boston Omaha presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.12%. eXp World has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.97%. Given Boston Omaha's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than eXp World.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Omaha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
eXp World	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, BOC or EXPI?

Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eXp World has a beta of 2.56, indicating that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BOC or EXPI?

Boston Omaha has higher earnings, but lower revenue than eXp World. eXp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Omaha, 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
Boston Omaha	$110.45M	4.01	-$7M	$0.03	469.10
eXp World	$4.58B	0.31	-$8.97M	-$0.11	-83.55

Is BOC or EXPI more profitable?

eXp World has a net margin of -0.47% compared to Boston Omaha's net margin of -9.73%. eXp World's return on equity of 5.75% beat Boston Omaha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%
eXp World	-0.47%	5.75%	2.85%

Summary

eXp World beats Boston Omaha on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.