StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX – Get Free Report) and BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares StoneX Group and BitFuFu’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| StoneX Group | 0.30% | 19.31% | 1.02% |
| BitFuFu | -16.06% | -3.43% | -1.48% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares StoneX Group and BitFuFu”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| StoneX Group | $132.38 billion | 0.07 | $305.90 million | $5.60 | 20.63 |
| BitFuFu | $475.77 million | 0.73 | -$31.25 million | ($0.34) | -6.12 |
StoneX Group has higher revenue and earnings than BitFuFu. BitFuFu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StoneX Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
75.9% of StoneX Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of BitFuFu shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of StoneX Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are owned by 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.
Risk and Volatility
StoneX Group has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BitFuFu has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for StoneX Group and BitFuFu, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| StoneX Group | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
| BitFuFu | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.17 |
StoneX Group presently has a consensus target price of $122.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.58%. BitFuFu has a consensus target price of $5.38, suggesting a potential upside of 158.41%. Given BitFuFu’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BitFuFu is more favorable than StoneX Group.
Summary
StoneX Group beats BitFuFu on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About StoneX Group
StoneX Group Inc. operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services. The Institutional segment offers equity trading services to institutional clients; clearing and execution services in futures exchanges; brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; and OTC products, as well as originates, structures, and places debt instruments in capital markets. This segment also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, as well as engages in asset management business. The Retail segment provides trading services and solutions in the global financial markets, including spot foreign exchange, precious metals trading, and contracts for differences; and wealth management services, as well as offers physical gold and other precious metals in various forms and denominations through Stonexbullion.com. The Global Payments segment provides customized payment, technology, and treasury services to banks and commercial businesses, charities, and non-governmental and government organizations; and pricing and payments services. The company was formerly known as INTL FCStone Inc. and changed its name to StoneX Group Inc. in July 2020. StoneX Group Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About BitFuFu
BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.
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