Future FinTech Group (FTFT) versus Its Rivals Critical Survey

Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) is one of 67 public companies in the “INTERNET COMMERCE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Future FinTech Group to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Future FinTech Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future FinTech Group	-1,038.07%	-303.80%	-192.64%
Future FinTech Group Competitors	-66.20%	20.36%	-10.34%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Future FinTech Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Future FinTech Group	$2.16 million	-$32.96 million	-0.09
Future FinTech Group Competitors	$38.49 billion	$2.17 billion	50.89

Future FinTech Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Future FinTech Group. Future FinTech Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Future FinTech Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future FinTech Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Future FinTech Group Competitors	749	3960	8422	270	2.61

As a group, “INTERNET COMMERCE” companies have a potential upside of 28.32%. Given Future FinTech Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Future FinTech Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of shares of all “INTERNET COMMERCE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of shares of all “INTERNET COMMERCE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Future FinTech Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future FinTech Group’s peers have a beta of 1.47, suggesting that their average share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Future FinTech Group peers beat Future FinTech Group on 13 of the 13 factors compared.

Future FinTech Group Company Profile

Future FinTech Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates online shopping platforms in People’s Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Supply Chain Financing Service and Trading Business, Asset Management Service, and Others. The company offers cross-border money transfer service, brokerage and investment banking, and cryptocurrency mining farm business. It also engages in the trading of coal, aluminum ingots, sand, and steel; and E-commerce, digital wallet safety management, blockchain code auditing and operations, cryptocurrency mining, metaverse and big data maintenance services. The company was formerly known as SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. and changed its name to Future FinTech Group Inc. in June 2017. Future FinTech Group Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.