Marsh (NYSE:MRSH – Get Free Report) and Cheche Group (NASDAQ:CCG – Get Free Report) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
88.0% of Marsh shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Cheche Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Marsh shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Cheche Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Marsh and Cheche Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Marsh | 15.42% | 31.60% | 8.26% |
| Cheche Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Marsh | $26.98 billion | 3.42 | $4.06 billion | $8.43 | 22.33 |
| Cheche Group | $475.82 million | 0.11 | -$8.52 million | ($0.11) | -7.18 |
Marsh has higher revenue and earnings than Cheche Group. Cheche Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marsh, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Marsh and Cheche Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Marsh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Cheche Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Marsh currently has a consensus target price of $199.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Marsh’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Marsh is more favorable than Cheche Group.
Volatility & Risk
Marsh has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheche Group has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Marsh beats Cheche Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Marsh
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a professional services company, provides advice and solutions to clients in the areas of risk, strategy, and people worldwide. It operates in two segments, Risk and Insurance Services, and Consulting. The Risk and Insurance Services segment offers risk management services, such as risk advice, risk transfer, and risk control and mitigation solutions, as well as insurance and reinsurance broking, catastrophe and financial modeling, and related advisory services; and insurance program management services. This segment serves businesses, public entities, insurance companies, associations, professional services organizations, and private clients. The Consulting segment provides health, wealth, and career consulting services and products; and specialized management, as well as economic and brand consulting services. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Cheche Group
Cheche Group Inc. offer auto insurance technology platform. The company evolved into a comprehensive, data-driven technology platform which offers a full suite of services and products for digital insurance transactions and insurance SaaS solutions principally in China. Cheche Group Inc., formerly known as Prime Impact, is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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