Reviewing Gemini Group Global (OTCMKTS:GMNI) & Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE)

Gemini Group Global (OTCMKTS:GMNI) and Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gemini Group Global and Forge Global”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gemini Group Global	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forge Global	$79.33 million	3.71	-$66.33 million	($5.33)	-4.07

Gemini Group Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forge Global.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.7% of Forge Global shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Forge Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Gemini Group Global and Forge Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gemini Group Global	0	0	0	0	0.00
Forge Global	0	1	3	0	2.75

Forge Global has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 63.84%. Given Forge Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Forge Global is more favorable than Gemini Group Global.

Volatility & Risk

Gemini Group Global has a beta of -2.74, suggesting that its share price is 374% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forge Global has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gemini Group Global and Forge Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gemini Group Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forge Global	-73.62%	-28.21%	-24.21%

Summary

Forge Global beats Gemini Group Global on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gemini Group Global

Gemini Group Global Corp. manufactures and distributes electronic cigarettes, e-liquid, and mods. Its products include prohibition juice, wildcat juice, moonshine juice, city gin, cat daddy, and white lightning juice. The company has the strategic alliance with Royal Vapour. The company was formerly known as Hull Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Gemini Group Global Corporation in September 2013. Gemini Group Global Corp. was founded in 1989 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas with manufacturing facility in California, United States and vapor shop in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Forge Global

Forge Global Holdings, Inc. operates a financial services platform in California. The company's platform solutions include trading solutions, a platform that connects investors with private company stockholders and enables them to facilitate private share transactions; and custody solutions, a non-depository trust company that enables clients to securely custody and manage assets through an online portal. It also provides data solutions, such as information and insight to navigate, analyze, and make investment decisions to market participants in the private market. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.