TOP Financial Group (NASDAQ:TOP – Get Free Report) is one of 1,743 publicly-traded companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare TOP Financial Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for TOP Financial Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TOP Financial Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| TOP Financial Group Competitors | 5568 | 20165 | 22512 | 644 | 2.37 |
As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 24.65%. Given TOP Financial Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TOP Financial Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Volatility & Risk
TOP Financial Group has a beta of -0.82, indicating that its stock price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TOP Financial Group’s peers have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares TOP Financial Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TOP Financial Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| TOP Financial Group Competitors | 318.48% | 79.19% | 3.72% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares TOP Financial Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TOP Financial Group | $4.72 million | -$1.17 million | -734.50 |
| TOP Financial Group Competitors | $2.39 billion | $398.52 million | 17.29 |
TOP Financial Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than TOP Financial Group. TOP Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.3% of TOP Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
TOP Financial Group peers beat TOP Financial Group on 13 of the 13 factors compared.
About TOP Financial Group
TOP Financial Group Limited is a financial services holding company that provides online brokerage services through its subsidiaries. Its offerings include securities brokerage and futures brokerage, serving individual and institutional clients. The company’s operations are based in Hong Kong, where its subsidiaries are licensed to provide financial services. Its trading services cover securities and futures markets, including markets in Hong Kong and the United States. Previously known as Zhong Yang Financial Group Limited, the company adopted the TOP Financial Group name in 2022.
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