FXCM (OTCMKTS:GLBR) & UP Fintech (NASDAQ:TIGR) Financial Survey

FXCM (OTCMKTS:GLBR) and UP Fintech (NASDAQ:TIGR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for FXCM and UP Fintech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FXCM	0	0	0	0	0.00
UP Fintech	0	1	5	0	2.83

UP Fintech has a consensus price target of $12.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.92%. Given UP Fintech’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UP Fintech is more favorable than FXCM.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.0% of UP Fintech shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of FXCM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of UP Fintech shares are owned by company 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.

Risk & Volatility

FXCM has a beta of -2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 331% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UP Fintech has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares FXCM and UP Fintech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FXCM	N/A	N/A	N/A
UP Fintech	24.18%	17.81%	1.64%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares FXCM and UP Fintech”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FXCM	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UP Fintech	$391.54 million	4.93	$60.73 million	$0.65	16.09

UP Fintech has higher revenue and earnings than FXCM.

Summary

UP Fintech beats FXCM on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FXCM

Global Brokerage, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides online foreign exchange (FX) trading, contracts for difference trading, spread betting, and related services to retail and institutional customers worldwide. Its proprietary trading platform presents its FX customers with the price quotations on various currency pairs from a range of global banks, financial institutions, and market makers. The company also acts as a credit intermediary and simultaneously entering into trades with the customer and the FX market maker. It offers its customers access to over-the-counter FX markets. The company was formerly known as FXCM Inc. and changed its name to Global Brokerage, Inc. in February 2017. Global Brokerage, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in New York, New York. On March 23, 2023, an involuntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 was filed against Global Brokerage, Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On May 19, 2023, the involuntary petition was approved by the Court.

About UP Fintech

UP Fintech Holding Limited provides online brokerage services focusing on Chinese investors. The company has developed a brokerage platform, which allows investor to trade stocks, options, warrants, and other financial instruments that can be accessed through its APP and website. It offers brokerage and value-added services, including investor education, community engagement, and IR platform services. In addition, the company provides trade execution, margin financing, and securities lending services; asset management and wealth management; ESOP management; fund license application, product design, asset custody, transaction execution, and funding allocation; fund structuring and management; and IPO underwriting services. Further, it offers market information, community engagement, and simulated trading services. UP Fintech Holding Limited was founded in 2014 and is based in Beijing, China.