Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI – Get Free Report) and NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Upexi and NMI, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Upexi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| NMI | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Upexi presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 380.77%. NMI has a consensus price target of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.12%. Given Upexi’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Upexi is more favorable than NMI.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Upexi | $15.81 million | 5.18 | -$13.68 million | ($0.62) | -1.68 |
| NMI | $706.44 million | 4.67 | $388.93 million | $5.08 | 8.64 |
NMI has higher revenue and earnings than Upexi. Upexi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NMI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Upexi and NMI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Upexi | -874.00% | -66.70% | -19.56% |
| NMI | 54.10% | 15.13% | 10.21% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
5.7% of Upexi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of NMI shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Upexi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of NMI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Upexi has a beta of -0.21, indicating that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NMI has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NMI beats Upexi on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Upexi
Upexi, Inc. manufactures and sells various branded products in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other markets. The company was formerly known as Grove, Inc. and changed its name to Upexi, Inc. in August 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.
About NMI
NMI Holdings, Inc. provides private mortgage guaranty insurance services in the United States. The company offers mortgage insurance services, such as primary and pool insurance; and outsourced loan review services to mortgage loan originators. It serves national and regional mortgage banks, money center banks, credit unions, community banks, builder-owned mortgage lenders, internet-sourced lenders, and other non-bank lenders. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.
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