Analyzing Magic Empire Global (NASDAQ:MEGL) and China Merchants Bank (OTCMKTS:CIHKY)

Volatility and Risk

Magic Empire Global has a beta of 2.94, indicating that its share price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Merchants Bank has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of Magic Empire Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.0% of Magic Empire Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Magic Empire Global and China Merchants Bank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magic Empire Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
China Merchants Bank	30.16%	13.43%	1.28%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Magic Empire Global and China Merchants Bank”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magic Empire Global	$1.77 million	5.72	-$60,000.00	N/A	N/A
China Merchants Bank	$70.40 billion	1.68	$20.71 billion	$3.89	6.03

China Merchants Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Magic Empire Global.

Summary

China Merchants Bank beats Magic Empire Global on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Magic Empire Global

Magic Empire Global Limited engages in the provision of corporate finance advisory services and underwriting services in Hong Kong. The company provides initial public offering sponsorship, financial and independent financial advisory, post-listing compliance advisory, and underwriting services by acting as global coordinator, bookrunner, lead manager, or underwriter. It also offers corporate services, which include accounting and financial reporting advisory, company secretarial services, internal control enhancement, investor relations advisory, and other consulting services. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

About China Merchants Bank

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services. It operates through Wholesale Finance Business, Retail Finance Business, and Other Business segments. The company offers current, demand, time, call, savings, notice, and renminbi accounts. Its loan products include personal commercial real estate, consumption, housing, and car loans; loans to finance for studying abroad; micro-business loans; mortgage loans for equipment; joint guarantee, special guarantee, and housing mortgage loan; bank acceptance, discount, liquid capital, and fixed asset loans; and loans for vessels. The company also offers credit cards; insurance products; open-ended funds; discount and guarantees for commercial bills, redemption of commercial bills, and guaranteed discount for commercial acceptance bills; and financial consultation, debt financing underwriting, merger and acquisition financing, and equity financing and enterprise listing services. In addition, it provides forfeiting and risk participation, escrow, cross-border RMB clearing, and interbank services; and risk and financial management, cross-border RMB and oversea financing, international factoring and settlement, and trade finance services. Further, the company offers financial leasing and guarantee, investment and wealth management, forex option and gold trading, forex express trading, international, offshore and private banking, custody, pension, and electronic banking services. The company also operates in Hong Kong, New York, London, Singapore, Luxembourg, Sydney, and Taipei. China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.