RE/MAX (RMAX) Competitors

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

Is BOC or RMAX 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
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%
RE/MAX	2.32%	-38.69%	4.71%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BOC or RMAX?

Boston Omaha has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RE/MAX. Boston Omaha 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
Boston Omaha	$108.27M	4.49	-$7M	-$0.04	-386.50
RE/MAX	$307.69M	0.47	-$69.02M	$0.35	21.97

Do analysts rate BOC or RMAX?

Boston Omaha presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.37%. RE/MAX has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.80%. Given Boston Omaha's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than RE/MAX.

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
RE/MAX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BOC or RMAX?

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of RE/MAX shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of RE/MAX shares are held by company 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 MarketBeat Community prefer BOC or RMAX?

RE/MAX received 289 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.56% of users gave RE/MAX 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%
RE/MAX	Outperform Votes 296 59.56%	Underperform Votes 201 40.44%

Does the media refer more to BOC or RMAX?

In the previous week, Boston Omaha and Boston Omaha both had 7 articles in the media. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat RE/MAX's score of 0.06 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RE/MAX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BOC or RMAX?

Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RE/MAX has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

RE/MAX beats Boston Omaha on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.