Reviewing First Advantage (NYSE:FA) and RTCORE (OTCMKTS:RTME)

First Advantage (NYSE:FA) and RTCORE (OTCMKTS:RTME) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of First Advantage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of RTCORE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

First Advantage has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RTCORE has a beta of 8.34, meaning that its share price is 734% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares First Advantage and RTCORE”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Advantage	$755.64 million	3.42	$37.29 million	$0.03	498.67
RTCORE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

First Advantage has higher revenue and earnings than RTCORE.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for First Advantage and RTCORE, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Advantage	0	3	7	0	2.70
RTCORE	0	0	0	0	0.00

First Advantage presently has a consensus price target of $53.29, indicating a potential upside of 256.19%. Given First Advantage’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Advantage is more favorable than RTCORE.

Profitability

This table compares First Advantage and RTCORE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%
RTCORE	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

First Advantage beats RTCORE on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First Advantage

First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and other products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, resident/tenant screening, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by personnel in recruiting, human resources, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, and/or security in global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

About RTCORE

RTCORE Inc provides software solutions. It engages in the development of Real Time Core Processing System, a cloud-native software to displace the monolithic systems plaguing industries worldwide. The company was formerly known as iSocialy, Inc. and changed its name to RTCORE Inc in September 2020. RTCORE Inc is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.