Critical Survey: Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) versus Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP)

Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Future FinTech Group and Ameriprise Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future FinTech Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Ameriprise Financial	2	5	4	1	2.33

Ameriprise Financial has a consensus price target of $557.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.61%. Given Ameriprise Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than Future FinTech Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Future FinTech Group and Ameriprise Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Future FinTech Group	$3.83 million	8.74	-$4.62 million	($30.16)	-0.13
Ameriprise Financial	$18.48 billion	2.43	$3.56 billion	$44.45	11.64

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

Profitability

This table compares Future FinTech Group and Ameriprise Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future FinTech Group	-157.53%	-12.22%	-10.08%
Ameriprise Financial	20.99%	69.94%	2.22%

Volatility and Risk

Future FinTech Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Future FinTech Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Future FinTech Group

Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) is a financial technology company focused on blockchain applications, digital assets and related online commerce services. The company develops and operates blockchain-based platforms intended to support e-commerce, digital payments and other financial technology activities. Its businesses have included Chain Cloud Mall, an online shopping platform incorporating blockchain technology, as well as digital payment solutions, cryptocurrency mining and digital asset-related services.

About Ameriprise Financial

Ameriprise Financial is a financial services company focused on helping individuals and institutions plan for and manage their finances. Its offerings include financial planning and investment advice, brokerage services, asset management, insurance and annuity products. The company traces its roots to Investors Syndicate, founded in Minneapolis in 1894. It became an independent public company in 2005 after separating from American Express, and remains headquartered in Minneapolis. Ameriprise serves clients primarily in the United States through its network of financial advisors.