Futu (FUTU) Competitors

Futu (NASDAQ:FUTU) and Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FUTU or ARES?

50.0% of Ares Management shares are held by institutional investors. 35.2% of Futu shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Ares Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FUTU or ARES?

Futu currently has a consensus price target of $91.40, indicating a potential downside of 24.71%. Ares Management has a consensus price target of $176.17, indicating a potential upside of 1.25%. Given Ares Management's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Management is more favorable than Futu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Futu	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Is FUTU or ARES more profitable?

Futu has a net margin of 38.59% compared to Ares Management's net margin of 11.35%. Futu's return on equity of 16.86% beat Ares Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Futu	38.59%	16.86%	3.80%
Ares Management	11.35%	16.64%	3.41%

Does the media favor FUTU or ARES?

In the previous week, Futu and Futu both had 11 articles in the media. Ares Management's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Futu's score of 0.95 indicating that Ares Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Futu	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ares Management	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FUTU or ARES?

Futu has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ares Management. Futu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Futu	$1.28B	13.05	$548.14M	$4.08	29.75
Ares Management	$3.88B	14.02	$440.96M	$2.03	85.71

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FUTU or ARES?

Ares Management received 563 more outperform votes than Futu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.73% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 48.68% of users gave Futu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Futu	Outperform Votes 37 48.68%	Underperform Votes 39 51.32%
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 600 68.73%	Underperform Votes 273 31.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, FUTU or ARES?

Futu has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Management has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ares Management beats Futu on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.