RE/MAX (RMAX) Competitors

RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate RMAX or CRESY?

RE/MAX presently has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.05%. Given RE/MAX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe RE/MAX is more favorable than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RE/MAX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is RMAX or CRESY more profitable?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a net margin of 10.10% compared to RE/MAX's net margin of 2.80%. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s return on equity of 4.42% beat RE/MAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RE/MAX	2.80%	-45.15%	4.80%
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	10.10%	4.42%	1.92%

Does the media prefer RMAX or CRESY?

In the previous week, RE/MAX had 3 more articles in the media than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for RE/MAX and 1 mentions for Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. RE/MAX's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s score of 0.00 indicating that RE/MAX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RE/MAX	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	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 earnings and valuation, RMAX or CRESY?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has higher revenue and earnings than RE/MAX. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RE/MAX, 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
RE/MAX	$307.68M	0.53	$7.12M	$0.43	19.05
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$1.43B	0.47	$156.92M	$1.15	9.51

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RMAX or CRESY?

93.2% of RE/MAX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of RE/MAX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, RMAX or CRESY?

RE/MAX has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

RE/MAX beats Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.