Boston Omaha (BOC) Competitors

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

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

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

Does the media prefer EXPI or BOC?

In the previous week, eXp World had 1 more articles in the media than Boston Omaha. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for eXp World and 7 mentions for Boston Omaha. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat eXp World's score of 0.79 indicating that Boston Omaha is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
eXp World	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boston Omaha	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, EXPI or BOC?

eXp World has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXPI or BOC?

eXp World received 232 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.77% of users gave eXp World an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
eXp World	Outperform Votes 239 64.77%	Underperform Votes 130 35.23%
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%

Is EXPI or BOC 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
eXp World	-0.47%	5.75%	2.85%
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EXPI or BOC?

Boston Omaha has lower revenue, but higher earnings than eXp World. Boston Omaha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than eXp World, 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
eXp World	$4.57B	0.31	-$8.97M	-$0.14	-67.43
Boston Omaha	$108.27M	4.52	-$7M	-$0.04	-388.63

Do analysts rate EXPI or BOC?

eXp World presently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.01%. Boston Omaha has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.66%. Given eXp World's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe eXp World is more favorable than Boston Omaha.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
eXp World	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Boston Omaha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

eXp World beats Boston Omaha on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.