Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT – Get Free Report) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Future FinTech Group and Virtu Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Future FinTech Group | $3.83 million | 10.73 | -$4.62 million | ($30.16) | -0.15 |
| Virtu Financial | $3.63 billion | 2.26 | $468.36 million | $6.02 | 8.79 |
Risk & Volatility
Future FinTech Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Future FinTech Group and Virtu Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Future FinTech Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Virtu Financial | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.57 |
Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $58.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.15%. Given Virtu Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Virtu Financial is more favorable than Future FinTech Group.
Profitability
This table compares Future FinTech Group and Virtu Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Future FinTech Group | -157.53% | -12.22% | -10.08% |
| Virtu Financial | 13.50% | 49.06% | 4.28% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.8% 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 is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Virtu Financial beats Future FinTech Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Future FinTech Group
Future FinTech Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates online shopping platforms in People’s Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Supply Chain Financing Service and Trading Business, Asset Management Service, and Others. The company offers cross-border money transfer service, brokerage and investment banking, and cryptocurrency mining farm business. It also engages in the trading of coal, aluminum ingots, sand, and steel; and E-commerce, digital wallet safety management, blockchain code auditing and operations, cryptocurrency mining, metaverse and big data maintenance services. The company was formerly known as SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. and changed its name to Future FinTech Group Inc. in June 2017. Future FinTech Group Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.
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.
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