Critical Contrast: TOP Financial Group (TOP) and The Competition

TOP Financial Group (NASDAQ:TOP) is one of 1,746 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare TOP Financial Group to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and risk.

Volatility & Risk

TOP Financial Group has a beta of -0.82, indicating that its share price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TOP Financial Group’s competitors have a beta of 0.81, indicating that their average share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of TOP Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by institutional investors. 85.6% of TOP Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares TOP Financial Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TOP Financial Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
TOP Financial Group Competitors	314.70%	9.80%	3.42%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TOP Financial Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TOP Financial Group	$4.72 million	-$1.17 million	-850.00
TOP Financial Group Competitors	$5.20 billion	$397.48 million	15.07

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for TOP Financial Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TOP Financial Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
TOP Financial Group Competitors	5623	20221	22578	651	2.37

As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 23.44%. Given TOP Financial Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TOP Financial Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

TOP Financial Group competitors beat TOP Financial Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About TOP Financial Group

TOP Financial Group Limited is a financial services holding company that provides online brokerage services through its subsidiaries. Its offerings include securities brokerage and futures brokerage, serving individual and institutional clients. The company’s operations are based in Hong Kong, where its subsidiaries are licensed to provide financial services. Its trading services cover securities and futures markets, including markets in Hong Kong and the United States. Previously known as Zhong Yang Financial Group Limited, the company adopted the TOP Financial Group name in 2022.