China Lending (CLDC) Competitors

ORIX (NYSE:IX) and China Lending (NASDAQ:CLDC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IX or CLDC?

ORIX received 75 more outperform votes than China Lending when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.17% of users gave China Lending an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave ORIX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ORIX	Outperform Votes 191 59.50%	Underperform Votes 130 40.50%
China Lending	Outperform Votes 116 71.17%	Underperform Votes 47 28.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, IX or CLDC?

ORIX has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Lending has a beta of -0.22, meaning that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IX or CLDC?

ORIX has higher revenue and earnings than China Lending.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ORIX	$19.50B	1.28	$2.39B	$11.60	9.26
China Lending	$260K	0.00	-$94.13M	N/A	N/A

Is IX or CLDC more profitable?

ORIX has a net margin of 14.08% compared to China Lending's net margin of 0.00%. ORIX's return on equity of 10.01% beat China Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ORIX	14.08%	10.01%	2.46%
China Lending	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer IX or CLDC?

In the previous week, ORIX had 6 more articles in the media than China Lending. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ORIX and 0 mentions for China Lending. ORIX's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat China Lending's score of 0.00 indicating that ORIX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ORIX	Positive
China Lending	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IX or CLDC?

1.7% of ORIX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of China Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of ORIX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of China Lending shares are held by company 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.

Summary

ORIX beats China Lending on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.