Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) & Motive Capital (OTCMKTS:MOTVU) Head to Head Review

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) and Motive Capital (OTCMKTS:MOTVU) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Virtu Financial and Motive Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virtu Financial	$3.38 billion	1.59	$276.42 million	$4.40	8.00
Motive Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Motive Capital.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Virtu Financial and Motive Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virtu Financial	0	1	0	0	2.00
Motive Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Motive Capital’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Motive Capital is more favorable than Virtu Financial.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Virtu Financial and Motive Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtu Financial	11.98%	37.56%	3.44%
Motive Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Virtu Financial beats Motive Capital on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc., a financial services company, provides data, analytics, and connectivity products to clients worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product suite includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The company’s solutions enable clients to trade on various venues across countries and in multiple asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and other commodities. Its analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across markets. Virtu Financial, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Motive Capital

Motive Capital Corp is a newly incorporated blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.