Comparing AIFU (NASDAQ:AIFU) and Ageas (OTCMKTS:AGESY)

Ageas (OTCMKTS:AGESY) and AIFU (NASDAQ:AIFU) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Ageas has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AIFU has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ageas and AIFU”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ageas	$14.68 billion	0.97	$1.21 billion	N/A	N/A
AIFU	$1.21 billion	0.00	$62.33 million	$14.60	0.13

Ageas has higher revenue and earnings than AIFU.

Profitability

This table compares Ageas and AIFU’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ageas	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIFU	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ageas and AIFU, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ageas	0	1	1	0	2.50
AIFU	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.7% of AIFU shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.6% of AIFU shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ageas beats AIFU on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ageas

ageas SA/NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in insurance business. It operates in five segments: Belgium, Europe, Asia, Reinsurance, and General Account. The company offers property, casualty, and life insurance products, as well as pension products; and reinsurance products. It provides life insurance products include risks related to the life and death of individuals; and non-life insurance products comprise accident and health, motor, fire, and other property insurance products, as well as insurance services for other damages to property. The company serves private individuals, as well as small, medium-sized, and large companies through independent brokers and the bank channels. ageas SA/NV was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

About AIFU

AIX, Inc. engages in the provision of agency services and insurance claims adjusting services. It operates through the Insurance Agency and Claims Adjusting segments. The Insurance Agency segment includes providing agency services for insurance products and life insurance products. The Claims Adjusting segment provides pre-underwriting survey services, claims adjusting services, disposal of residual value services, loading and unloading supervision services, and consulting services. The company was founded by Yin An Hu and Qiu Ping Lai in 1998 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.