Webull (NASDAQ:BULL – Get Free Report) and Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Webull and Forge Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Webull | N/A | -0.38% | 0.21% |
| Forge Global | -73.62% | -28.21% | -24.21% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Webull and Forge Global”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Webull | $390.23 million | 19.21 | -$22.69 million | ($1.12) | -13.54 |
| Forge Global | $79.33 million | 2.71 | -$66.33 million | ($5.33) | -2.97 |
Webull has higher revenue and earnings than Forge Global. Webull is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forge Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Webull and Forge Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Webull | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Forge Global | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Webull presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.03%. Forge Global has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 124.31%. Given Forge Global’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Forge Global is more favorable than Webull.
Risk and Volatility
Webull has a beta of -0.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forge Global has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
92.5% of Webull shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Forge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of Webull shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Forge Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Webull beats Forge Global on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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