FTAC Emerald Acquisition (NASDAQ:FLD) and ESH Acquisition (NASDAQ:ESHA) Financial Contrast

ESH Acquisition (NASDAQ:ESHA) and FTAC Emerald Acquisition (NASDAQ:FLD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares ESH Acquisition and FTAC Emerald Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESH Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.6% of ESH Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of FTAC Emerald Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of ESH Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.8% of FTAC Emerald Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ESH Acquisition and FTAC Emerald Acquisition”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ESH Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	$2.16 million	100.87	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for ESH Acquisition and FTAC Emerald Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESH Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
FTAC Emerald Acquisition	0	0	2	1	3.33

FTAC Emerald Acquisition has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 81.24%. Given FTAC Emerald Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FTAC Emerald Acquisition is more favorable than ESH Acquisition.

Volatility and Risk

ESH Acquisition has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAC Emerald Acquisition has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FTAC Emerald Acquisition beats ESH Acquisition on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ESH Acquisition

ESH Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses or assets in the sports, hospitality, and music and entertainment sectors. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

About FTAC Emerald Acquisition

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets operating in the clean/renewable energy, water sustainability, agricultural technology, shared economy software, and mobility sectors. The company was formerly known as Emerald ESG Acquisition Corp. FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.