UP Fintech (NASDAQ:TIGR) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
3.9% of UP Fintech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.9% of UP Fintech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of Virtu Financial 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.
Profitability
This table compares UP Fintech and Virtu Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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UP Fintech | 6.71% | 4.00% | 0.70% |
Virtu Financial | 17.49% | 52.12% | 8.10% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for UP Fintech and Virtu Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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UP Fintech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Virtu Financial | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.44 |
UP Fintech presently has a consensus target price of $38.60, suggesting a potential upside of 61.84%. Virtu Financial has a consensus target price of $27.2222, suggesting a potential downside of 0.18%. Given UP Fintech's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe UP Fintech is more favorable than Virtu Financial.
Volatility and Risk
UP Fintech has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares UP Fintech and Virtu Financial's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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UP Fintech | $58.66 million | 53.99 | $-6,590,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Virtu Financial | $1.53 billion | 3.45 | $-58,600,000.00 | $0.61 | 44.70 |
UP Fintech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Virtu Financial.
Summary
Virtu Financial beats UP Fintech on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.