Reviewing Fold (FLD) & Its Peers

Fold (NASDAQ:FLD) is one of 153 public companies in the “FIN – MISC SVCS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Fold to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Fold and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fold	N/A	60.59%	26.06%
Fold Competitors	-1.73%	-7.83%	-5.04%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.9% of Fold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 66.8% of Fold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Fold has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fold’s competitors have a beta of 6.04, indicating that their average share price is 504% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fold and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fold	N/A	-$1.87 million	-4.07
Fold Competitors	$3.16 billion	$312.26 million	34.30

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Fold and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fold	1	0	3	1	2.80
Fold Competitors	980	3178	4615	193	2.45

Fold presently has a consensus price target of $7.83, indicating a potential upside of 156.83%. As a group, “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies have a potential upside of 15.30%. Given Fold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Fold is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Fold beats its competitors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Fold

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets operating in the clean/renewable energy, water sustainability, agricultural technology, shared economy software, and mobility sectors. The company was formerly known as Emerald ESG Acquisition Corp. FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.