Critical Comparison: Powell Max (NASDAQ:PMAX) & WisdomTree (NYSE:WT)

Powell Max (NASDAQ:PMAX) and WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Powell Max and WisdomTree”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Powell Max	$4.69 million	0.87	-$2.33 million	N/A	N/A
WisdomTree	$427.74 million	4.67	$66.69 million	$0.39	34.78

WisdomTree has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Max.

Profitability

This table compares Powell Max and WisdomTree’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Powell Max	N/A	N/A	N/A
WisdomTree	16.25%	25.17%	9.94%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Powell Max and WisdomTree, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Powell Max	0	0	0	0	0.00
WisdomTree	0	3	4	0	2.57

WisdomTree has a consensus price target of $13.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.06%. Given WisdomTree’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WisdomTree is more favorable than Powell Max.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.6% of WisdomTree shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of WisdomTree shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

WisdomTree beats Powell Max on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Powell Max

Powell Max Limited is a financial communications services provider. Powell Max Limited is based in JERSEY CITY, N.J.

About WisdomTree

WisdomTree, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sponsor and asset manager. It offers ETFs in equities, currency, fixed income, and alternatives asset classes. The company also licenses its indexes to third parties for proprietary products, as well as offers a platform to promote the use of WisdomTree ETFs in 401(k) plans. It develops index using its fundamentally weighted index methodology. In addition, the company provides investment advisory services. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in New York, New York.