Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) vs. Maase (NASDAQ:MAAS) Critical Review

Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) and Maase (NASDAQ:MAAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Ridgepost Capital and Maase, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ridgepost Capital	0	2	2	0	2.50
Maase	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ridgepost Capital currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.84%. Given Ridgepost Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ridgepost Capital is more favorable than Maase.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.1% of Ridgepost Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Ridgepost Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 87.6% of Maase 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.

Profitability

This table compares Ridgepost Capital and Maase’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ridgepost Capital	7.99%	24.58%	10.56%
Maase	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ridgepost Capital and Maase”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ridgepost Capital	$297.35 million	3.05	$19.50 million	$0.22	37.66
Maase	$781.22 million	0.24	-$27.36 million	N/A	N/A

Ridgepost Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maase.

Volatility and Risk

Ridgepost Capital has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maase has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ridgepost Capital beats Maase on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ridgepost Capital

P10, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-asset class private market solutions provider in the alternative asset management industry in the United States. The company offers private equity, venture capital, private credit, impact investing, and private credit services, as well as primary fund of funds, secondary investment, and direct and co-investments services. It also provides tax credit transaction and consulting services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Maase

Puyi Inc. provides third-party wealth management services in China. The company distributes publicly raised fund and privately raised securities investment fund products through online and offline. It also provides asset management services that include managing fund of funds and non-performing loan funds; and corporate financing services. Puyi Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.