Critical Contrast: Triller Group (NASDAQ:ILLR) & UWM (NYSE:UWMC)

UWM (NYSE:UWMC) and Triller Group (NASDAQ:ILLR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.6% of UWM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Triller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 80.3% of UWM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Triller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for UWM and Triller Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UWM	2	6	6	0	2.29
Triller Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

UWM presently has a consensus target price of $4.01, suggesting a potential upside of 209.93%. Given UWM’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe UWM is more favorable than Triller Group.

Profitability

This table compares UWM and Triller Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UWM	-1.04%	-6.20%	-0.50%
Triller Group	N/A	N/A	-409.16%

Volatility and Risk

UWM has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triller Group has a beta of -1.59, indicating that its stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares UWM and Triller Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UWM	$1.27 billion	1.64	$27.38 million	($0.08)	-16.19
Triller Group	$21.62 million	0.63	-$174.54 million	($5.72)	-0.12

UWM has higher revenue and earnings than Triller Group. UWM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triller Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

UWM beats Triller Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UWM

UWM Holdings Corporation engages in the residential mortgage lending business in the United States. The company offers mortgage loans through wholesale channel. It originates primarily conforming and government loans. UWM Holdings Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan.

About Triller Group

Triller Group Inc is a us-based company that operates its businesses through Triller Corp which operates as a technology platform and AGBA Group Holding Limited operates as an insurance and wealth distribution platform