Head-To-Head Review: Uranium Royalty (OTCMKTS:URCCF) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT)

Uranium Royalty (OTCMKTS:URCCF) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Uranium Royalty and Virtu Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uranium Royalty	0	0	0	0	0.00
Virtu Financial	0	1	1	0	2.50

Profitability

This table compares Uranium Royalty and Virtu Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uranium Royalty	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virtu Financial	11.98%	37.56%	3.44%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Uranium Royalty and Virtu Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uranium Royalty	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virtu Financial	$2.88 billion	1.72	$276.42 million	$4.40	7.37

Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Uranium Royalty.

Summary

Virtu Financial beats Uranium Royalty on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uranium Royalty

Uranium Royalty Corp. operates as a pure-play uranium royalty company. It acquires, accumulates, and manages a portfolio of geographically diversified uranium interests. The company holds royalty interests in the Diabase property located in Saskatchewan, Canada; the Anderson project, the Slick Rock project, and the Workman Creek project; and the Langer Heinrich uranium project in Namibia. It also holds royalty interests in the Church Rock, Dewey-Burdock, Lance, Roca Honda, Reno Creek, Roughrider, and Michelin Projects. The Company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc., a financial services company, provides data, analytics, and connectivity products to clients worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product suite includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The company’s solutions enable clients to trade on various venues across countries and in multiple asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and other commodities. Its analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across markets. Virtu Financial, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.