RE/MAX (RMAX) Competitors

RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) and Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Does the media prefer RMAX or HOUS?

In the previous week, RE/MAX had 5 more articles in the media than Anywhere Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RE/MAX and 1 mentions for Anywhere Real Estate. RE/MAX's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Anywhere Real Estate'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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Anywhere Real Estate	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 more risk and volatility, RMAX or HOUS?

RE/MAX has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anywhere Real Estate has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RMAX or HOUS?

RE/MAX currently has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.40%. Anywhere Real Estate has a consensus price target of $3.75, suggesting a potential downside of 8.20%. Given RE/MAX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe RE/MAX is more favorable than Anywhere Real Estate.

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
Anywhere Real Estate	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RMAX or HOUS?

RE/MAX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Anywhere Real Estate. Anywhere Real Estate 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	$303.87M	0.54	$7.12M	$0.43	19.31
Anywhere Real Estate	$5.77B	0.08	-$128M	-$0.95	-4.30

Is RMAX or HOUS more profitable?

RE/MAX has a net margin of 2.80% compared to Anywhere Real Estate's net margin of -1.82%. Anywhere Real Estate's return on equity of -4.44% beat RE/MAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RE/MAX	2.80%	-45.15%	4.80%
Anywhere Real Estate	-1.82%	-4.44%	-1.23%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RMAX or HOUS?

93.2% of RE/MAX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of RE/MAX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

RE/MAX beats Anywhere Real Estate on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.