9F (NASDAQ:JFU) and Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) Financial Contrast

9F (NASDAQ:JFU) and Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

9F has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.38, suggesting that its share price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares 9F and Coinbase Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
9F	$41.45 million	1.12	$24.05 million	N/A	N/A
Coinbase Global	$7.18 billion	7.10	$1.26 billion	$2.66	72.73

Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than 9F.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for 9F and Coinbase Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
9F	0	1	0	0	2.00
Coinbase Global	4	10	19	0	2.45

Coinbase Global has a consensus price target of $252.20, suggesting a potential upside of 30.37%. Given Coinbase Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coinbase Global is more favorable than 9F.

Profitability

This table compares 9F and Coinbase Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
9F	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coinbase Global	12.20%	4.06%	2.05%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of 9F shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Coinbase Global beats 9F on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 9F

9F Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates internet securities service platform in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through three segments: Technology Empowerment Services, E-commerce business, and Wealth Management. Its products include digital financial accounts that offer online lending, wealth management, and payment facilitation services; revolving and non-revolving loan products to borrowers, as well as traffic referral services to financial institution partners; and a suite of online wealth management products, such as fixed income products, stocks, insurance, bank wealth management products, and mutual funds to investors in various platforms, including Wukong Licai, 9F Wallet, and 9F Puhui. The company also provides payment facilitation and other products and services that help users to pay credit card bills and household bills comprising utility bills; and other value-added services consisting of credit history search, debt consolidation, and user referral services. In addition, it offers technology empowerment services to banking, automobile, securities investment, and insurance industries; and engages in E-commerce business, which offers various categories of merchandise, including 3C products, beauty and skin care products, food, household appliances, and liquor and beverages. It provides its services to borrowers, investors, and financial institutions partners. The company was formerly known as JIUFU Financial Technology Service Limited and changed its name to 9F Inc. in June 2014. 9F Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Coinbase Global

Coinbase Global, Inc. provides financial infrastructure and technology for the crypto economy in the United States and internationally. The company offers the primary financial account in the crypto economy for consumers; and a marketplace with a pool of liquidity for transacting in crypto assets for institutions. It also provides technology and services that enable developers to build crypto products and securely accept crypto assets as payment. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.