Financial Comparison: Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) vs. Webull (NASDAQ:BULL)

Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) and Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Orix Corp Ads has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webull has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Orix Corp Ads and Webull”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orix Corp Ads	$18.88 billion	1.90	$2.32 billion	$2.79	11.57
Webull	$571.00 million	6.17	$24.77 million	($1.18)	-5.69

Orix Corp Ads has higher revenue and earnings than Webull. Webull is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orix Corp Ads, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Orix Corp Ads and Webull’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orix Corp Ads	15.04%	10.69%	2.70%
Webull	4.34%	34.33%	1.47%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.7% of Orix Corp Ads shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Webull shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Orix Corp Ads shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of Webull shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Orix Corp Ads and Webull, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orix Corp Ads	0	0	1	0	3.00
Webull	1	1	2	1	2.60

Webull has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 93.45%. Given Webull’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Webull is more favorable than Orix Corp Ads.

Summary

Orix Corp Ads beats Webull on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orix Corp Ads

ORIX Corporation provides diversified financial services in Japan, the United States, Asia, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East. The company's Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing segment is involved in the finance and fee; leasing and rental of automobiles, electronic measuring instruments, and ICT-related equipment businesses; and provision of life insurance and environment and energy-related products and services. Its Real Estate segment develops, rents, and manages real estate properties; operates facilities; real estate asset management; manages residential condominiums and office building; and provides construction contracting, real estate brokerage, and real estate investment advisory services, as well as operates hotels and Japanese inns. The company's PE Investment and Concession segment engages in the private equity (PE) investment and concession businesses. Its Environment and Energy segment provides renewable energy; ESCO; retails electric power; sells solar panels and battery electricity storage systems; and recycling and waste management services, as well as generates solar power. The company's Insurance segment sells life insurance products through agents, banks, and other financial institutions, as well as face-to-face and online. Its Banking and Credit segment provides banking and consumer finance services. The company's Aircraft and Ships segment engages in the aircraft leasing and management, and ship-related finance and investment businesses. Its ORIX USA segment offers finance, investment, and asset management services. The company's ORIX Europe segment provides equity and fixed income asset management services. Its Asia and Australia segment offers finance and investment businesses. The company was formerly known as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ORIX Corporation in 1989. ORIX Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Webull

Webull Corp. engages in the provision of financial services. It offers trading, wealth management product distribution, market data and information, user community, and investor education. The company was founded by An Quan Wang in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.