Rollins (ROL) Competitors

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts prefer MMS or ROL?

Maximus presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.87%. Rollins has a consensus price target of $62.18, suggesting a potential upside of 9.04%. Given Rollins' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rollins is more favorable than Maximus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maximus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MMS or ROL?

Rollins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maximus. Maximus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, 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
Maximus	$5.31B	0.90	$306.91M	$5.43	15.66
Rollins	$3.39B	8.16	$466.38M	$1.01	56.46

Which has more risk and volatility, MMS or ROL?

Maximus has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MMS or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.70% compared to Maximus' net margin of 5.83%. Rollins' return on equity of 36.96% beat Maximus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maximus	5.83%	24.44%	10.05%
Rollins	13.70%	36.96%	17.11%

Does the media favor MMS or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 21 more articles in the media than Maximus. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Rollins and 7 mentions for Maximus. Maximus' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Rollins' score of 0.62 indicating that Maximus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maximus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MMS or ROL?

97.2% of Maximus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Maximus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Rollins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MMS or ROL a better dividend stock?

Maximus pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Maximus pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 65.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Maximus has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Rollins has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Maximus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Rollins beats Maximus on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.