Fold (FLD) vs. The Competition Head to Head Analysis

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations 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	954	3148	4604	192	2.45

Fold currently has a consensus price target of $7.83, suggesting a potential upside of 141.03%. As a group, “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies have a potential upside of 19.53%. Given Fold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fold is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Fold has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fold’s competitors have a beta of 5.49, meaning that their average stock price is 449% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fold	N/A	-$1.87 million	-4.33
Fold Competitors	$18.32 billion	$307.98 million	33.43

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.

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	0.79%	-7.57%	-4.97%

Summary

Fold beats its competitors on 8 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.