Comparing Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) and Carvana (NYSE:CVNA)

Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) and Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Carvana shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Carvana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Future FinTech Group has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carvana has a beta of 3.6, indicating that its share price is 260% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Future FinTech Group and Carvana, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future FinTech Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Carvana	0	6	18	1	2.80

Carvana has a consensus price target of $440.59, suggesting a potential upside of 45.88%. Given Carvana’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carvana is more favorable than Future FinTech Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Future FinTech Group and Carvana”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Future FinTech Group	$3.83 million	1.67	-$4.62 million	($53.52)	-0.02
Carvana	$20.32 billion	3.25	$1.41 billion	$8.04	37.56

Carvana has higher revenue and earnings than Future FinTech Group. Future FinTech Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carvana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Future FinTech Group and Carvana’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future FinTech Group	-120.63%	-127.23%	-92.11%
Carvana	6.92%	50.96%	13.63%

Summary

Carvana beats Future FinTech Group on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Future FinTech Group

Future FinTech Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates online shopping platforms in People’s Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Supply Chain Financing Service and Trading Business, Asset Management Service, and Others. The company offers cross-border money transfer service, brokerage and investment banking, and cryptocurrency mining farm business. It also engages in the trading of coal, aluminum ingots, sand, and steel; and E-commerce, digital wallet safety management, blockchain code auditing and operations, cryptocurrency mining, metaverse and big data maintenance services. The company was formerly known as SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. and changed its name to Future FinTech Group Inc. in June 2017. Future FinTech Group Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Carvana

Carvana Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. Its platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices. The company also operates auction sites. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.