Head to Head Analysis: UP Fintech (TIGR) and The Competition
UP Fintech (NASDAQ: TIGR) is one of 53 public companies in the “Security brokers & dealers” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare UP Fintech to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
15.9% of UP Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of shares of all “Security brokers & dealers” companies are held by institutional investors. 50.9% of UP Fintech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.8% of shares of all “Security brokers & dealers” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
UP Fintech has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UP Fintech’s peers have a beta of 1.61, indicating that their average share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares UP Fintech and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| UP Fintech | 5.24% | 9.95% | 0.84% |
| UP Fintech Competitors | 28.87% | 16.85% | 6.08% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares UP Fintech and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| UP Fintech | $138.50 million | $16.07 million | 82.26 |
| UP Fintech Competitors | $6.20 billion | $1.11 billion | 9.79 |
UP Fintech’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than UP Fintech. UP Fintech is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for UP Fintech and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| UP Fintech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| UP Fintech Competitors | 509 | 2251 | 2293 | 71 | 2.38 |
UP Fintech presently has a consensus price target of $23.31, indicating a potential upside of 254.20%. As a group, “Security brokers & dealers” companies have a potential upside of 12.35%. Given UP Fintech’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe UP Fintech is more favorable than its peers.
Summary
UP Fintech peers beat UP Fintech on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
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