Reviewing Elys BMG Group (NASDAQ:ELYS) and AppTech Payments (NASDAQ:APCX)

Profitability

This table compares Elys BMG Group and AppTech Payments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elys BMG Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
AppTech Payments	-3,119.45%	-398.98%	-153.45%

Risk and Volatility

Elys BMG Group has a beta of 9.16, meaning that its stock price is 816% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppTech Payments has a beta of -0.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.2% of AppTech Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of Elys BMG Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.9% of AppTech Payments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Elys BMG Group and AppTech Payments”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elys BMG Group	$43.86 million	0.00	-$18.26 million	N/A	N/A
AppTech Payments	$276,000.00	20.61	-$18.51 million	($0.48)	-0.35

Elys BMG Group has higher revenue and earnings than AppTech Payments.

Summary

Elys BMG Group beats AppTech Payments on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Elys BMG Group

Elys BMG Group, Inc. engages in the provision of business-to-consumer gaming services in the United States and Europe. The company offers betting platform software services to leisure betting establishments; and operates web based and land-based leisure betting establishments. Its gaming product offerings include sports betting; and online casino, such as online slot and table games, poker, bingo, skilled and interactive games, virtual sports betting, and horse racing. It provides its products through physical, land-based retail locations; newgioco.it or commercial webskins linked to its website; and mobile devices. The company was formerly known as Elys Game Technology, Corp. and changed its name to Elys BMG Group, Inc. in January 2024. Elys BMG Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About AppTech Payments

AppTech Payments Corp., a financial technology company, provides electronic payment processing technologies and merchant services in the United States. Its merchant transaction services offer processing payments for credit and debit cards through point-of-sale equipment, e-commerce gateways, periodic automatic clearing house payments, and gift and loyalty programs. The company also offers integrated solutions for frictionless digital and mobile payment acceptance, as well as multi-use case, multi-channel, API-driven, and account-based issuer processing for card, digital tokens, and payment transfer transaction services; hosted ecommerce checkout, a flexible payment gateway; and text payment technology, alternative payment methods (APMs), and contactless payments. In addition, it provides FinZeo, a fintech platform. The company was formerly known as AppTech Corp. AppTech Payments Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.