UWM (UWMC) Competitors

UWM (NYSE:UWMC) and Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate UWMC or RKT?

UWM currently has a consensus price target of $5.54, suggesting a potential upside of 9.09%. Rocket Companies has a consensus price target of $14.79, suggesting a potential downside of 19.04%. Given UWM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe UWM is more favorable than Rocket Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UWM	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Rocket Companies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Does the media refer more to UWMC or RKT?

In the previous week, UWM had 4 more articles in the media than Rocket Companies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for UWM and 14 mentions for Rocket Companies. Rocket Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat UWM's score of 0.50 indicating that Rocket Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UWM	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rocket Companies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, UWMC or RKT?

Rocket Companies has higher revenue and earnings than UWM. Rocket Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UWM, 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
UWM	$2.16B	3.75	$14.40M	-$0.05	-101.60
Rocket Companies	$5.10B	7.16	$29.37M	-$0.05	-365.40

Which has more risk & volatility, UWMC or RKT?

UWM has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Companies has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UWMC or RKT more profitable?

UWM has a net margin of 0.48% compared to Rocket Companies' net margin of -0.01%. Rocket Companies' return on equity of 3.18% beat UWM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UWM	0.48%	-5.56%	-0.72%
Rocket Companies	-0.01%	3.18%	1.01%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UWMC or RKT?

53.6% of UWM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.6% of Rocket Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.1% of UWM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 92.6% of Rocket Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

UWM and Rocket Companies tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.