RB Global (NYSE:RBA) versus Holiday Island (OTCMKTS:HIHI) Financial Contrast

RB Global (NYSE:RBA) and Holiday Island (OTCMKTS:HIHI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for RB Global and Holiday Island, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RB Global	0	1	5	0	2.83
Holiday Island	0	0	0	0	N/A

RB Global currently has a consensus price target of $86.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given RB Global’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe RB Global is more favorable than Holiday Island.

Profitability

This table compares RB Global and Holiday Island’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RB Global	8.08%	6.87%	2.85%
Holiday Island	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.4% of RB Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of RB Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Holiday Island shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares RB Global and Holiday Island’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RB Global	$3.68 billion	3.97	$206.50 million	$1.66	48.08
Holiday Island	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

RB Global has higher revenue and earnings than Holiday Island.

Risk and Volatility

RB Global has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holiday Island has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

RB Global beats Holiday Island on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RB Global

RB Global, Inc., an omnichannel marketplace, provides insights, services, and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Its marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., an auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding; IAA, a digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers; Rouse Services, which provides asset management, data-driven intelligence, and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, a technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle; and Veritread, an online marketplace for heavy haul transport solution. The company's brands include GovPlanet, an online marketplace for the sale of government and military assets; RB Auction, an onsite and online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment; IronPlanet, an online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment; Marketplace-E, an online solution that make offers/buy now format; Rouse Appraisals, a certified appraisal service solution; Ritchie List Mascus, an online equipment listing service and B2B dealer portal; CSAToday, an online reporting and analysis tool that gives sellers the ability to manage their vehicle assets and monitor sales performance; and Catastrophe Response Services. In addition, it offers title, data, transportation and logistics, refurbishing, inspection, and financial services. It serves customers across various asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining, and agriculture. RB Global, Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.

About Holiday Island

Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. primarily engages in land development activities. It acquires, develops, manages, and sells income producing commercial and residential real estate properties located in Holiday Island, Arkansas. The company was formerly known as VillageEDOCS, Inc. and changed its name to Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. in February 2014. Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Holiday Island, Arkansas.