Reviewing Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI) & Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA)

Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Upexi and Voya Financial”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Upexi	$25.00 million	2.51	-$246.07 million	($4.06)	-0.18
Voya Financial	$8.19 billion	1.10	$654.00 million	$5.93	16.76

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

Profitability

This table compares Upexi and Voya Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upexi	-984.34%	-157.49%	-22.60%
Voya Financial	7.45%	12.31%	0.46%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Upexi and Voya Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upexi	1	0	1	0	2.00
Voya Financial	1	4	7	1	2.62

Upexi currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 601.75%. Voya Financial has a consensus price target of $103.69, suggesting a potential upside of 4.31%. Given Upexi’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Upexi is more favorable than Voya Financial.

Volatility & Risk

Upexi has a beta of -0.26, suggesting that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.7% of Upexi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Upexi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Voya Financial shares are held by 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

Voya Financial beats Upexi on 12 of the 15 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 Voya Financial

Voya Financial, Inc. engages in the provision of workplace benefits and savings products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Wealth Solutions, Health Solutions, and Investment Management. The Wealth Solutions segment offers full-service retirement products; recordkeeping services; stable value and fixed general account investment products; non-qualified plan administration services; and tools, guidance, and services to promote the financial well-being and retirement security of employees. The segment also provides wealth management services, such as individual retirement, managed, and brokerage accounts, as well as financial guidance and advisory services. This segment serves corporate, public and private school systems, higher education institutions, hospitals and healthcare facilities, other non-profit organizations, and state and local governments, as well as institutional and individual customers. The Health Solutions segment offers various insurance products comprising stop loss, group life, group disability, whole life, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. The segment also provides worksite employee benefits, health account solutions, leave management, benefits administration, health plan enrollment, financial wellness, and decision support products and services to mid-size and large corporate employers and professional associations. The Investment Management segment provides fixed income, equity, multi-asset, and alternative products and solutions to individual investors and institutional clients through its direct sales force, consultant channel, banks, broker-dealers, and independent financial advisers. The company was formerly known as ING U.S., Inc. and changed its name to Voya Financial, Inc. in April 2014. Voya Financial, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is based in New York, New York.