Financial Analysis: Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) & Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT)

Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) and Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Future FinTech Group and Westwood Holdings Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future FinTech Group	-157.53%	-12.22%	-10.08%
Westwood Holdings Group	7.73%	8.10%	6.59%

Volatility & Risk

Future FinTech Group has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Future FinTech Group and Westwood Holdings Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Future FinTech Group	$3.83 million	6.16	-$4.62 million	($30.16)	-0.09
Westwood Holdings Group	$97.76 million	1.85	$7.06 million	$0.88	21.63

Westwood Holdings Group has higher revenue and earnings than Future FinTech Group. Future FinTech Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westwood Holdings Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Future FinTech Group and Westwood Holdings Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future FinTech Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Westwood Holdings Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

Summary

Westwood Holdings Group beats Future FinTech Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Future FinTech Group

Future FinTech Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates online shopping platforms in People’s Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Supply Chain Financing Service and Trading Business, Asset Management Service, and Others. The company offers cross-border money transfer service, brokerage and investment banking, and cryptocurrency mining farm business. It also engages in the trading of coal, aluminum ingots, sand, and steel; and E-commerce, digital wallet safety management, blockchain code auditing and operations, cryptocurrency mining, metaverse and big data maintenance services. The company was formerly known as SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. and changed its name to Future FinTech Group Inc. in June 2017. Future FinTech Group Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Westwood Holdings Group

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages investment assets and provides services for its clients. The company operates in two segments, Advisory and Trust. The Advisory segment provides investment advisory services to corporate retirement plans, public retirement plans, endowments, foundations, individuals, and the Westwood Funds; and investment sub-advisory services to mutual funds, pooled investment vehicles, and its Trust segment. The Trust segment offers trust and custodial services; and participates in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas.