Head to Head Analysis: StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) & BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU)
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemBitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU – Get Free Report) and StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares BitFuFu and StoneX Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BitFuFu | $475.77 million | 0.70 | -$31.25 million | ($0.34) | -5.88 |
| StoneX Group | $132.38 billion | 0.07 | $305.90 million | $5.60 | 20.02 |
StoneX Group has higher revenue and earnings than BitFuFu. BitFuFu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StoneX Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
BitFuFu has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneX Group has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for BitFuFu and StoneX Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BitFuFu | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.17 |
| StoneX Group | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
BitFuFu currently has a consensus target price of $5.38, indicating a potential upside of 168.75%. StoneX Group has a consensus target price of $122.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.82%. Given BitFuFu’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe BitFuFu is more favorable than StoneX Group.
Profitability
This table compares BitFuFu and StoneX Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BitFuFu | -12.06% | -13.32% | -5.62% |
| StoneX Group | 0.30% | 19.31% | 1.02% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
37.3% of BitFuFu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of StoneX Group shares are held by institutional investors. 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of StoneX Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
StoneX Group beats BitFuFu on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BitFuFu
BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.
About StoneX Group
StoneX Group Inc. operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services. The Institutional segment offers equity trading services to institutional clients; clearing and execution services in futures exchanges; brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; and OTC products, as well as originates, structures, and places debt instruments in capital markets. This segment also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, as well as engages in asset management business. The Retail segment provides trading services and solutions in the global financial markets, including spot foreign exchange, precious metals trading, and contracts for differences; and wealth management services, as well as offers physical gold and other precious metals in various forms and denominations through Stonexbullion.com. The Global Payments segment provides customized payment, technology, and treasury services to banks and commercial businesses, charities, and non-governmental and government organizations; and pricing and payments services. The company was formerly known as INTL FCStone Inc. and changed its name to StoneX Group Inc. in July 2020. StoneX Group Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.