Analyzing UP Fintech (NASDAQ:TIGR) & TPG (NASDAQ:TPG)

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

Risk and Volatility

UP Fintech has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.0% of UP Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of TPG shares are held by institutional investors. 50.9% of UP Fintech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of TPG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares UP Fintech and TPG”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UP Fintech	$612.07 million	1.47	$170.90 million	$0.59	8.02
TPG	$4.67 billion	3.82	$184.59 million	$0.66	70.41

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UP Fintech	16.22%	13.11%	1.23%
TPG	4.67%	28.10%	8.03%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for UP Fintech and TPG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UP Fintech	1	2	4	0	2.43
TPG	0	4	13	0	2.76

UP Fintech presently has a consensus price target of $8.16, indicating a potential upside of 72.46%. TPG has a consensus price target of $63.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.29%. Given UP Fintech’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe UP Fintech is more favorable than TPG.

Summary

TPG beats UP Fintech on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About TPG

TPG Inc. operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States and internationally. The company offers investment management services to TPG Funds, limited partners, and other vehicles. It also offers monitoring services to portfolio companies; advisory, debt and equity arrangement, and underwriting and placement services; and capital structuring and other advisory services to portfolio companies. In addition, the company invests in private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, and credit funds. TPG Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. The company operates as a subsidiary of TPG GP A, LLC.