Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) and QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM) Financial Review

Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) and QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Lendway and QMMM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lendway	-9.15%	-34.26%	-4.34%
QMMM	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Lendway has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its share price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QMMM has a beta of 30.14, meaning that its share price is 2,914% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of Lendway shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Lendway shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lendway and QMMM, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lendway	1	0	0	0	1.00
QMMM	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lendway and QMMM”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lendway	$37.77 million	0.17	-$5.74 million	($2.44)	-1.44
QMMM	$2.70 million	2,529.95	-$1.58 million	N/A	N/A

QMMM has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lendway.

Summary

QMMM beats Lendway on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lendway

Lendway, Inc. operates as a specialty agricultural and finance company focusing on making and managing its agricultural investments in the United States and internationally. It owns and operates FarmlandCredit.com, a non-bank lending business that seeks to purchase existing loans and/or originate and fund new loans domestically. The company was formerly known as Insignia Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Lendway, Inc. in August 2023. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About QMMM

QMMM Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of digital advertising services. It offers interactive design, animation, art-tech and virtual technologies used in commercial campaigns. It has worked with domestic and international banks, real estate developers, amusement parks, international athletic apparel, footwear brands, luxury cosmetic products, and international brands. The company was founded by Bun Kwai on July 29, 2022 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.