Head-To-Head Contrast: MDB Capital (MDBH) vs. Its Peers

MDB Capital (NASDAQ:MDBH) is one of 102 public companies in the “Nondepository credit institutions” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare MDB Capital to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.3% of MDB Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of shares of all “Nondepository credit institutions” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of shares of all “Nondepository credit institutions” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MDB Capital and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MDB Capital	$1.30 million	-$6.97 million	-2.62
MDB Capital Competitors	$2.58 billion	$320.60 million	5.43

MDB Capital’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than MDB Capital. MDB Capital 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for MDB Capital and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MDB Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A
MDB Capital Competitors	360	1408	2378	93	2.52

As a group, “Nondepository credit institutions” companies have a potential upside of 16.56%. Given MDB Capital’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MDB Capital has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares MDB Capital and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MDB Capital	N/A	-56.19%	-48.57%
MDB Capital Competitors	-65.72%	-76.17%	-4.07%

Summary

MDB Capital peers beat MDB Capital on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About MDB Capital

MDB Capital Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiaries, primarily operates as a broker-dealer. The company operates through two segments, Broker Dealer & Intellectual Property Service, and Technology Development. The Broker Dealer & Intellectual Property Service segment operates as a full-service broker dealer that focuses on conducting private and public securities offerings, as well as providing research services for investment banking due diligence. The Technology Development segment engages in the synthetic biology technology development business. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Addison, Texas.