Head-To-Head Contrast: The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) & Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP)

Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) and The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The9 has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perella Weinberg Partners and The9″s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perella Weinberg Partners	$878.04 million	1.68	-$64.73 million	($1.58)	-10.77
The9	$176.49 million	0.60	$2.82 million	N/A	N/A

The9 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perella Weinberg Partners.

Profitability

This table compares Perella Weinberg Partners and The9’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perella Weinberg Partners	-7.37%	-72.27%	12.92%
The9	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Perella Weinberg Partners and The9, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perella Weinberg Partners	1	0	2	0	2.33
The9	0	0	0	0	0.00

Perella Weinberg Partners presently has a consensus price target of $25.33, suggesting a potential upside of 48.84%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than The9.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of The9 shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.8% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of The9 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.

Summary

Perella Weinberg Partners beats The9 on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners, an independent investment banking company, provides strategic and financial advice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers advisory services related to strategic and financial decisions, mergers and acquisition execution, shareholder and defense advisory, and financing and capital solutions advice with resources focused on restructuring, liability management, and capital markets advisory, as well as underwriting and research services primarily for the energy and related industries. It serves public multinational corporations, mid-sized public and private companies, financial sponsors, individual entrepreneurs, private and institutional investors, creditor committees, and government institutions in consumer and retail; energy and energy transition; financial services and FinTech; healthcare; industrials and infrastructure; and technology, telecommunication, and media industries. Perella Weinberg Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

About The9

The9 Limited operates as a cryptocurrency mining business in China, Eastern Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was formerly known as GameNow.net Limited and changed its name to The9 Limited in February 2004. The9 Limited was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.