Futu (FUTU) Competitors

Futu (NASDAQ:FUTU) and Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FUTU or ARES?

Ares Management received 573 more outperform votes than Futu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.92% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Futu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Futu	Outperform Votes 39 50.00%	Underperform Votes 39 50.00%
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 612 68.92%	Underperform Votes 276 31.08%

Is FUTU or ARES more profitable?

Futu has a net margin of 38.59% compared to Ares Management's net margin of 11.35%. Futu's return on equity of 16.86% beat Ares Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Futu	38.59%	16.86%	3.80%
Ares Management	11.35%	16.64%	3.41%

Do analysts prefer FUTU or ARES?

Futu presently has a consensus price target of $121.20, suggesting a potential upside of 10.15%. Ares Management has a consensus price target of $174.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Given Futu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Futu is more favorable than Ares Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Futu	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FUTU or ARES?

50.0% of Ares Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.2% of Futu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Ares Management 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.

Does the media prefer FUTU or ARES?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 19 more articles in the media than Futu. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Ares Management and 15 mentions for Futu. Futu's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Ares Management's score of 0.73 indicating that Futu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Futu	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ares Management	17 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FUTU or ARES?

Futu has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Management has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FUTU or ARES?

Futu has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Management. Futu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Futu	$13.59B	1.13	$548.14M	$4.99	22.05
Ares Management	$4.27B	12.71	$440.96M	$1.70	97.64

Summary

Futu and Ares Management tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.