Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT – Get Free Report) and TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Red Violet and TrueBlue’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Red Violet | 16.54% | 16.12% | 14.77% |
| TrueBlue | -3.35% | -6.26% | -2.65% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Red Violet and TrueBlue, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Red Violet | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| TrueBlue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Red Violet and TrueBlue”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Red Violet | $90.25 million | 13.43 | $13.15 million | $1.12 | 67.41 |
| TrueBlue | $1.62 billion | 0.17 | -$47.96 million | ($1.88) | -4.90 |
Red Violet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TrueBlue. TrueBlue is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Violet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
63.6% of Red Violet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of TrueBlue shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Red Violet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of TrueBlue shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Red Violet has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TrueBlue has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Red Violet beats TrueBlue on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Red Violet
Red Violet, Inc., a software and services company, specializes in proprietary technologies and applying analytical capabilities to deliver identity intelligence in the United States. It offers idiCORE, an investigative solution used to address various organizational challenges, which include due diligence, risk mitigation, identity authentication, fraud detection and prevention, customer acquisition, and regulatory compliance; and FOREWARN, an app-based solution that provides instant knowledge before face-to-face engagement with a consumer, as well as helps professionals to identify and mitigate risk. The company serves financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, telecommunication companies, law enforcement and government agencies, collections, law, corporate security, and investigative firms. It markets its products and services through value-added distributors, resellers, and strategic partners; and trade shows and seminars, advertising, public relations, distribution of sales literature, and product specifications and ongoing communication with prospective customers, distributors, resellers, strategic partners, and installed base of current customers, as well as through direct sales. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
About TrueBlue
TrueBlue, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides specialized workforce solutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Puerto Rico. It operates through three segments: PeopleReady, PeopleManagement, and PeopleScout. The company PeopleReady segment provides general, industrial, and skilled trade contingent staffing services for construction, transportation, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and renewable energy industries. The PeopleManagement segment offers contingent, on-site industrial staffing, and commercial driver services, which includes on-site management and recruitment for the contingent industrial workforce of manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution facilities; and recruitment and management of contingent and dedicated commercial drivers to the transportation and distribution industries under the Staff Management, SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, and Centerline Drivers brands. The company PeopleScout segment provides recruitment process outsourcing, talent advisory services, and managed service provider solutions including sourcing, screening, hiring, and onboarding services; operates Affinix, a technology platform for sourcing, screening, and delivering a permanent workforce to its clients; talent advisory services, such as employer branding, recruitment marketing, talent insights, diversity, equity and inclusion consulting, candidate assessment, and talent acquisition strategy consulting services; and contingent labor programs including vendor selection, performance management, compliance monitoring, and risk management. TrueBlue, Inc. was formerly known as Labor Ready, Inc. and changed its name to TrueBlue, Inc. in December 2007. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington.
Receive News & Ratings for Red Violet Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Red Violet and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
