Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL – Get Free Report) and Greenpro Capital (NASDAQ:GRNQ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Netcapital and Greenpro Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Netcapital | $870,000.00 | 4.37 | -$28.30 million | ($15.49) | -0.03 |
| Greenpro Capital | $2.07 million | 11.57 | -$2.98 million | ($3.60) | -3.67 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Netcapital and Greenpro Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Netcapital | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Greenpro Capital | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
30.7% of Netcapital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Greenpro Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Netcapital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Greenpro Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Netcapital has a beta of 2.52, meaning that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenpro Capital has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Netcapital and Greenpro Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Netcapital | -3,806.77% | -40.53% | -32.59% |
| Greenpro Capital | -169.65% | -22.06% | -18.90% |
Summary
Greenpro Capital beats Netcapital on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Netcapital
Netcapital Inc. operates as a fintech company. It offers Netcapital.com, an SEC-registered funding portal that enables private companies to raise capital online, as well as allows investors to invest from anywhere in the world. The company also provides various services, including automated onboarding process and filing of required regulatory documents; compliance review; custom-built offering page on its portal website; third party transfer agent and custodial services; and rolling closes which provides access to liquidity before final close date of offerings, as well as assistance with annual fillings and direct access to team for ongoing support. In addition, it offers advisor services, which includes incubation of technology start-ups; investors introduction; online marketing; website design and software development; message crafting including pitch decks, offering pages, and ad creation; strategic advice; and technology consulting services. Further, the company provides valuation services, such as business valuation, fairness and solvency opinions, ESOP feasibility and valuation, non-cash charitable contribution, economic analysis of damages, intellectual property appraisals, and compensation studies. Netcapital Inc. is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Greenpro Capital
Greenpro Capital Corp. provides financial consulting and corporate advisory services to small and medium-size businesses primarily in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China. It operates in two segments, Service Business and Real Estate Business. The company offers business consulting and corporate advisory services, including cross-border listing advisory, tax planning, bookkeeping, advisory and transaction, record management, and accounting outsourcing services; and venture capital related education and support services. It is also involved in the acquisition and rental of real estate properties held for investment and sale; and provision of company formation advisory, company secretarial, and financial services. In addition, the company provides corporate advisory services, such as company review, bank loan advisory, and bank products analysis, as well as loan and credit, and insurance brokerage services; and wealth planning, administration, charity, tax and legal, trusteeship and risk management, investment planning and management, and business support services, as well as asset protection and management, consolidation, and performance monitoring services. The company was formerly known as Greenpro, Inc. and changed its name to Greenpro Capital Corp. in May 2015. Greenpro Capital Corp. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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