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Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) Financial Review
MediaAlpha (New York Stock Exchange: MAX – Get a free report) and Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT – Get a free report) are both small-cap corporate services companies, but which is the better stock? We’ll compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, and institutional ownership.
Analysts’ Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommendations for MediaAlpha and Future FinTech Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sales Ratings | Keep ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
MediaAlpha | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
FinTech Group of the Future | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
MediaAlpha currently has a consensus price target of $22.43, suggesting a potential upside of 79.14%. Given MediaAlpha’s likely higher upside, analysts clearly believe MediaAlpha is more favorable than Future FinTech Group.
Risk and Volatility
MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.2, which suggests that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future FinTech Group has a beta of 0.87, which suggests that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of MediaAlpha and Future FinTech Group.
Net margins | Return on equity | Return on assets | |
MediaAlpha | -7.76% | N/A | -21.56% |
FinTech Group of the Future | -95.03% | -71.02% | -51.19% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares the gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation of MediaAlpha and Future FinTech Group.
Gross Income | Price/sales ratio | Net income | Earning per share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
MediaAlpha | $388.15 million | 2.12 | -40.42 million dollars | ($0.68) | -18.41 |
FinTech Group of the Future | $34.87 million | 0.26 | -$33.65 million | N/A | N/A |
Future FinTech Group has lower revenues but higher profits than MediaAlpha.
Internal and institutional ownership
64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Future FinTech Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds, and endowments believe a company will outperform the market in the long term.
Summary
MediaAlpha outperforms Future FinTech Group in 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MediaAlpha
MediaAlpha, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates an insurance customer acquisition platform in the United States. It optimizes customer acquisition across various property and casualty insurance, health insurance, and life insurance verticals. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
About Future FinTech Group
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