ReposiTrak (TRAK) Competitors

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) and ReposiTrak (NYSE:TRAK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Is UPBD or TRAK a better dividend stock?

Upbound Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. ReposiTrak pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Upbound Group pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ReposiTrak pays out 20.6% 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. Upbound Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and ReposiTrak has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Upbound Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UPBD or TRAK?

Upbound Group has higher revenue and earnings than ReposiTrak. Upbound Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ReposiTrak, 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
Upbound Group	$4.32B	0.36	$123.48M	$2.13	12.52
ReposiTrak	$20.45M	17.91	$5.96M	$0.34	58.94

Is UPBD or TRAK more profitable?

ReposiTrak has a net margin of 30.13% compared to Upbound Group's net margin of 2.74%. Upbound Group's return on equity of 36.30% beat ReposiTrak's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upbound Group	2.74%	36.30%	8.39%
ReposiTrak	30.13%	13.89%	12.44%

Which has more risk & volatility, UPBD or TRAK?

Upbound Group has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ReposiTrak has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor UPBD or TRAK?

In the previous week, ReposiTrak had 2 more articles in the media than Upbound Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ReposiTrak and 4 mentions for Upbound Group. Upbound Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat ReposiTrak's score of 0.47 indicating that Upbound Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Upbound Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ReposiTrak	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend UPBD or TRAK?

Upbound Group currently has a consensus target price of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.36%. Given Upbound Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Upbound Group is more favorable than ReposiTrak.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upbound Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
ReposiTrak	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UPBD or TRAK?

90.3% of Upbound Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of ReposiTrak shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Upbound Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of ReposiTrak shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Upbound Group beats ReposiTrak on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.