Financial Review: 9F (NASDAQ:JFU) and Webull (NASDAQ:BULL)

9F (NASDAQ:JFU) and Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares 9F and Webull’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
9F	N/A	N/A	N/A
Webull	N/A	-0.38%	0.21%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares 9F and Webull”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
9F	$42.47 million	0.72	$6.85 million	N/A	N/A
Webull	$390.23 million	15.07	-$22.69 million	($1.12)	-11.38

9F has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Webull.

Volatility & Risk

9F has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webull has a beta of -0.17, meaning that its share price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for 9F and Webull, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
9F	0	0	0	0	0.00
Webull	0	1	1	1	3.00

Webull has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.29%. Given Webull’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Webull is more favorable than 9F.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.5% of Webull shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of 9F shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of Webull shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Webull beats 9F on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 9F

9F Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates internet securities service platform in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through three segments: Technology Empowerment Services, E-commerce business, and Wealth Management. Its products include digital financial accounts that offer online lending, wealth management, and payment facilitation services; revolving and non-revolving loan products to borrowers, as well as traffic referral services to financial institution partners; and a suite of online wealth management products, such as fixed income products, stocks, insurance, bank wealth management products, and mutual funds to investors in various platforms, including Wukong Licai, 9F Wallet, and 9F Puhui. The company also provides payment facilitation and other products and services that help users to pay credit card bills and household bills comprising utility bills; and other value-added services consisting of credit history search, debt consolidation, and user referral services. In addition, it offers technology empowerment services to banking, automobile, securities investment, and insurance industries; and engages in E-commerce business, which offers various categories of merchandise, including 3C products, beauty and skin care products, food, household appliances, and liquor and beverages. It provides its services to borrowers, investors, and financial institutions partners. The company was formerly known as JIUFU Financial Technology Service Limited and changed its name to 9F Inc. in June 2014. 9F Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Webull

Webull Corp. engages in the provision of financial services. It offers trading, wealth management product distribution, market data and information, user community, and investor education. The company was founded by An Quan Wang in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.