Analyzing Future FinTech Group (FTFT) and The Competition

Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) is one of 1,746 publicly-traded companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Future FinTech Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Future FinTech Group and its peers’ 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%
Future FinTech Group Competitors	314.66%	9.82%	3.42%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Future FinTech Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by 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.

Risk & Volatility

Future FinTech Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future FinTech Group’s peers have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Future FinTech Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future FinTech Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Future FinTech Group Competitors	5615	20218	22570	650	2.37

As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 23.56%. Given Future FinTech Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Future FinTech Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Future FinTech Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Future FinTech Group	$3.83 million	-$4.62 million	-0.13
Future FinTech Group Competitors	$2.39 billion	$398.05 million	14.94

Future FinTech Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Future FinTech Group. Future FinTech Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Future FinTech Group peers beat Future FinTech Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Future FinTech Group Company Profile

Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) is a financial technology company focused on blockchain applications, digital assets and related online commerce services. The company develops and operates blockchain-based platforms intended to support e-commerce, digital payments and other financial technology activities. Its businesses have included Chain Cloud Mall, an online shopping platform incorporating blockchain technology, as well as digital payment solutions, cryptocurrency mining and digital asset-related services.