RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) vs. Lsl Property (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) Head to Head Analysis

Lsl Property (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) and RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Lsl Property and RE/MAX, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lsl Property	0	0	1	0	3.00
RE/MAX	1	1	0	0	1.50

RE/MAX has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.68%. Given RE/MAX’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RE/MAX is more favorable than Lsl Property.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lsl Property and RE/MAX”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lsl Property	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RE/MAX	$307.68 million	0.51	$7.12 million	$0.61	12.87

RE/MAX has higher revenue and earnings than Lsl Property.

Profitability

This table compares Lsl Property and RE/MAX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lsl Property	N/A	N/A	N/A
RE/MAX	4.27%	-61.21%	5.10%

Volatility and Risk

Lsl Property has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RE/MAX has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.2% of RE/MAX shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of RE/MAX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

RE/MAX beats Lsl Property on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lsl Property

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors. The Estate Agency Franchising segment offers brand marketing, and commercial and information technology support services under brands, including Your Move and Reeds Rains, as well as various local brands; repossession services; and conveyancing panel management and support services to its franchisees and their customers. It also offers business and domestic software development; and conveyancing packaging services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

About RE/MAX

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. operates as a franchisor of real estate brokerage services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through Real Estate, Mortgage, and Marketing Funds segments. The company offers real estate brokerage franchising services under the RE/MAX brand; mortgage brokerage services to real estate brokers, real estate professionals, mortgage professionals, and other investors under the Motto Mortgage brand; and mortgage loan processing software and services under the wemlo brand. It also provides kvCORE platform, which integrates a suite of digital products that enables agents, brokers, and teams to establish and manage client relationships; and RE/MAX University platform, a learning hub designed to help each agent in their professional expertise. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.