Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) & Hpil (OTCMKTS:HPIL) Critical Review

Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and Hpil (OTCMKTS:HPIL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hpil has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.8% of Hpil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Hpil”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Binah Capital Group	$168.90 million	0.21	-$4.56 million	$0.03	71.33
Hpil	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hpil has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Binah Capital Group.

Profitability

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Hpil’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Binah Capital Group	0.58%	509.27%	1.55%
Hpil	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Binah Capital Group and Hpil, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Binah Capital Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hpil	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Hpil’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hpil is more favorable than Binah Capital Group.

Summary

Binah Capital Group beats Hpil on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Binah Capital Group

Binah Capital Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the wealth management industry. The company provides access to stock, bond, exchange-traded fund, and options execution services; and research, compliance, supervision, and accounting and related services for financial advisors. It also offers mutual funds and insurance products, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts, unit trusts, and fixed and variable annuities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Albany, New York. Binah Capital Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MHC Securities, LLC.

About Hpil

HPIL Holding, a development stage company, engages in developing technology projects in Canada. It also focuses on developing online and artificial intelligence games; and ZIPPA, a multi-gaming global platform for gamers, as well as powertrain management system. The company was formerly known as Cybernetic Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HPIL Holding in August 2021. HPIL Holding was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.