RE/MAX (RMAX) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RMAX or BOC?

In the previous week, RE/MAX had 1 more articles in the media than Boston Omaha. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RE/MAX and 1 mentions for Boston Omaha. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat RE/MAX's score of 0.93 indicating that Boston Omaha is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RE/MAX	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RMAX or BOC?

RE/MAX received 291 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.72% of users gave RE/MAX an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RE/MAX	Outperform Votes 298 59.72%	Underperform Votes 201 40.28%
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, RMAX or BOC?

RE/MAX has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RMAX or BOC?

Boston Omaha has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RE/MAX. RE/MAX 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
RE/MAX	$303.87M	0.54	-$69.02M	$0.43	19.19
Boston Omaha	$110.45M	4.04	-$7M	$0.03	473.33

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RMAX or BOC?

93.2% of RE/MAX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of RE/MAX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RMAX or BOC more profitable?

RE/MAX has a net margin of 2.32% compared to Boston Omaha's net margin of -9.73%. Boston Omaha's return on equity of -1.76% beat RE/MAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RE/MAX	2.32%	-38.69%	4.71%
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%

Do analysts prefer RMAX or BOC?

RE/MAX currently has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.15%. Boston Omaha has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.85%. Given Boston Omaha's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than RE/MAX.

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
Boston Omaha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

RE/MAX beats Boston Omaha on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.