Reliance (RS) Competitors

Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) and Reliance (NYSE:RS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, CALM or RS?

Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reliance has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CALM or RS?

84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Reliance shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Reliance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CALM or RS more profitable?

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 28.63% compared to Reliance's net margin of 5.39%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 54.81% beat Reliance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cal-Maine Foods	28.63%	54.81%	44.18%
Reliance	5.39%	10.48%	7.37%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CALM or RS?

Cal-Maine Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Reliance. Cal-Maine Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reliance, 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
Cal-Maine Foods	$4.26B	1.34	$1.22B	$24.95	4.68
Reliance	$13.69B	1.13	$875.20M	$13.70	21.52

Does the media prefer CALM or RS?

In the previous week, Reliance had 37 more articles in the media than Cal-Maine Foods. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Reliance and 15 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods. Cal-Maine Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Reliance's score of 0.57 indicating that Cal-Maine Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cal-Maine Foods	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reliance	29 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CALM or RS a better dividend stock?

Cal-Maine Foods pays an annual dividend of $9.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Reliance pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cal-Maine Foods pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reliance pays out 35.0% 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. Cal-Maine Foods has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Reliance has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CALM or RS?

Cal-Maine Foods currently has a consensus target price of $110.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.72%. Reliance has a consensus target price of $323.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.73%. Given Reliance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Reliance is more favorable than Cal-Maine Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cal-Maine Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Reliance	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Cal-Maine Foods beats Reliance on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.