UP Fintech (NASDAQ:TIGR) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) Critical Contrast

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) and UP Fintech (NASDAQ:TIGR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Acadian Asset Management and UP Fintech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Asset Management	0	4	1	0	2.20
UP Fintech	1	1	4	0	2.50

Acadian Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of $81.67, suggesting a potential downside of 9.87%. UP Fintech has a consensus target price of $8.16, suggesting a potential upside of 61.37%. Given UP Fintech’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UP Fintech is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Risk and Volatility

Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UP Fintech has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and UP Fintech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadian Asset Management	$563.70 million	5.70	$80.00 million	$2.83	32.02
UP Fintech	$612.07 million	1.57	$170.90 million	$0.59	8.57

UP Fintech has higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Asset Management. UP Fintech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of UP Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. 22.6% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of UP Fintech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Acadian Asset Management and UP Fintech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Asset Management	15.17%	189.32%	21.26%
UP Fintech	16.22%	13.11%	1.23%

About Acadian Asset Management

Acadian Asset Management Inc. is a publically owned asset management holding company. The firm provides its services to individuals and institutions. It manages separate client focused portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm also launches equity mutual funds for its clients. It invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets through its subsidiaries. The firm was founded in 1980 is based Boston, Massachusetts. It was formally known as BrightSphere Investment Group plc. BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. was formed in 1980 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

About UP Fintech

UP Fintech Holding Limited provides online brokerage services focusing on Chinese investors. The company has developed a brokerage platform, which allows investor to trade stocks, options, warrants, and other financial instruments that can be accessed through its APP and website. It offers brokerage and value-added services, including investor education, community engagement, and IR platform services. In addition, the company provides trade execution, margin financing, and securities lending services; asset management and wealth management; ESOP management; fund license application, product design, asset custody, transaction execution, and funding allocation; fund structuring and management; and IPO underwriting services. Further, it offers market information, community engagement, and simulated trading services. UP Fintech Holding Limited was founded in 2014 and is based in Beijing, China.