Analyzing Wetouch Technology (NASDAQ:WETH) & Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) and Wetouch Technology (NASDAQ:WETH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of Wetouch Technology shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Virtu Financial and Wetouch Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virtu Financial	0	4	3	0	2.43
Wetouch Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A

Virtu Financial presently has a consensus price target of $23.10, suggesting a potential upside of 3.54%. Given Virtu Financial’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Virtu Financial is more favorable than Wetouch Technology.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Virtu Financial and Wetouch Technology’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virtu Financial	$2.29 billion	1.53	$142.04 million	$1.43	15.60
Wetouch Technology	$41.15 million	0.93	$17.39 million	N/A	N/A

Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Wetouch Technology.

Risk & Volatility

Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wetouch Technology has a beta of -0.15, meaning that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Virtu Financial and Wetouch Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtu Financial	6.04%	17.33%	1.75%
Wetouch Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Virtu Financial beats Wetouch Technology on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc. operates as a financial services company in the United States, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, capital markets, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The company's product allow its clients to trade on various venues across 50 countries and in various asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, options, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and myriad other commodities. Its multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across global markets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Wetouch Technology

Wetouch Technology Inc. engages in the research, development, manufacture, sale, and servicing of medium to large sized projected capacitive touchscreens in the Peoples Republic of China, Taiwan, South Korea, and internationally. The company offers various touch panels, including glass-glass, which are primarily used in GPS/car entertainment panels in mid-size and luxury cars, industrial human-machine interface (HMI), financial and banking terminals, point of sale, and lottery machines; glass-film-film products that are used in GPS and entertainment panels, industrial HMI, financial and banking terminals, lottery, and gaming industry; plastic-glass for use in GPS/entertainment panels, motor vehicle GPS, smart home products, robots, and charging stations; and glass-films used in industrial HMI. Wetouch Technology Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Meishan, China.