Head-To-Head Review: Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) versus Mastercard (NYSE:MA)

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) and Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mastercard and Mercurity Fintech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mastercard	0	3	22	4	3.03
Mercurity Fintech	1	0	0	0	1.00

Mastercard currently has a consensus target price of $652.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.62%. Given Mastercard’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Mercurity Fintech.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mastercard and Mercurity Fintech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mastercard	$28.17 billion	17.39	$12.87 billion	$15.64	34.88
Mercurity Fintech	$960,967.00	441.36	-$4.53 million	N/A	N/A

Mastercard has higher revenue and earnings than Mercurity Fintech.

Profitability

This table compares Mastercard and Mercurity Fintech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mastercard	45.28%	202.03%	29.11%
Mercurity Fintech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Mastercard has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercurity Fintech has a beta of 4.3, suggesting that its stock price is 330% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.3% of Mastercard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Mastercard shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mastercard beats Mercurity Fintech on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mastercard

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Send, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and Mastercard Cross-Border Services enables a range of payment flows through a distribution network with a single point of access to send and receive money globally through various channels, including bank accounts, mobile wallets, cards, and cash payouts. Further, it provides cyber and intelligence solutions; insights and analytics, consulting, marketing, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants; and open banking and digital identity services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus name. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

About Mercurity Fintech

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. operates as a fintech company powered by blockchain. The company provides digital asset trading infrastructure solutions based on internet and blockchain technologies for cryptocurrency traders; and asset digitalization platform, which offers blockchain-based digitalization solutions for traditional assets, such as fiat currencies, bonds, and precious metals. It also offers cryptocurrency mining services that provides computing power to the mining pool; and digital consultation services, such as digital payment solutions, asset management, and online and traditional brokerage services. The company was formerly known as JMU Limited and changed its name to Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. in April 2020. Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.