Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX – Get Free Report) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
53.3% of Real Brokerage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of WM Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.2% of Real Brokerage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of WM Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Real Brokerage and WM Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Real Brokerage | $1.97 billion | 0.29 | -$8.10 million | ($0.03) | -90.17 |
| WM Technology | $174.70 million | 0.33 | $1.96 million | $0.02 | 17.95 |
WM Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Real Brokerage. Real Brokerage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WM Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Real Brokerage and WM Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Real Brokerage | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.88 |
| WM Technology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Real Brokerage currently has a consensus price target of $5.69, suggesting a potential upside of 110.26%. WM Technology has a consensus price target of $2.61, suggesting a potential upside of 627.02%. Given WM Technology’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WM Technology is more favorable than Real Brokerage.
Profitability
This table compares Real Brokerage and WM Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Real Brokerage | -0.41% | -17.37% | -6.21% |
| WM Technology | 1.12% | 1.51% | 1.04% |
Risk and Volatility
Real Brokerage has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
WM Technology beats Real Brokerage on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Real Brokerage
The Real Brokerage Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate technology company in the United States and Canada. It operates in three segments: North American Brokerage, Real Title, and One Real Mortgage. It offers brokerage, title, and mortgage broker services. The company is based in Miami, Florida.
About WM Technology
WM Technology, Inc. provides ecommerce and compliance software solutions to retailers and brands in cannabis market in the United States and internationally. The company offers Weedmaps marketplace that allows cannabis users to search for and browse cannabis products from retailers and brands, and reserve products from local retailers; and education and learning information to help newer consumers learn about the types of products to purchase. It also provides monthly subscription-based business software solutions, including WM Listings, WM Orders, WM Store, WM Connectors, and WM Insights as well as other add-on products, such as WM Ads, WM AdSuite, WM Customer Relationship Management, WM Dispatch, and WM Screens. WM Technology, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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