FTAC Emerald Acquisition (FLD) Competitors

Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) and FTAC Emerald Acquisition (NASDAQ:FLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AC or FLD?

Associated Capital Group received 126 more outperform votes than FTAC Emerald Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave FTAC Emerald Acquisition an outperform vote while only 52.24% of users gave Associated Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Associated Capital Group	Outperform Votes 128 52.24%	Underperform Votes 117 47.76%
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more volatility & risk, AC or FLD?

Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAC Emerald Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AC or FLD?

8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of FTAC Emerald Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.6% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 66.8% of FTAC Emerald Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AC or FLD more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 336.45% compared to FTAC Emerald Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Associated Capital Group's return on equity of 4.88% beat FTAC Emerald Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Capital Group	336.45%	4.88%	4.62%
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AC or FLD?

Associated Capital Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTAC Emerald Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Associated Capital Group	$13.18M	57.48	$44.33M	$2.07	17.30
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	$21.05M	8.88	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer AC or FLD?

FTAC Emerald Acquisition has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 75.66%. Given FTAC Emerald Acquisition's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FTAC Emerald Acquisition is more favorable than Associated Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor AC or FLD?

In the previous week, Associated Capital Group had 2 more articles in the media than FTAC Emerald Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Associated Capital Group and 1 mentions for FTAC Emerald Acquisition. FTAC Emerald Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Associated Capital Group's score of 0.30 indicating that FTAC Emerald Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated Capital Group	Neutral
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	Very Positive

Summary

Associated Capital Group beats FTAC Emerald Acquisition on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.