StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) versus Garden Stage (NASDAQ:GSIW) Critical Review

StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) and Garden Stage (NASDAQ:GSIW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.9% of StoneX Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Garden Stage shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of StoneX Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for StoneX Group and Garden Stage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StoneX Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Garden Stage	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares StoneX Group and Garden Stage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StoneX Group	0.27%	15.89%	0.99%
Garden Stage	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares StoneX Group and Garden Stage”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
StoneX Group	$60.86 billion	0.05	$238.50 million	$7.21	12.58
Garden Stage	$1.41 million	10.73	-$4.59 million	N/A	N/A

StoneX Group has higher revenue and earnings than Garden Stage.

Summary

StoneX Group beats Garden Stage on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About StoneX Group

StoneX Group Inc. operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services. The Institutional segment offers equity trading services to institutional clients; clearing and execution services in futures exchanges; brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; and OTC products, as well as originates, structures, and places debt instruments in capital markets. This segment also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, as well as engages in asset management business. The Retail segment provides trading services and solutions in the global financial markets, including spot foreign exchange, precious metals trading, and contracts for differences; and wealth management services, as well as offers physical gold and other precious metals in various forms and denominations through Stonexbullion.com. The Global Payments segment provides customized payment, technology, and treasury services to banks and commercial businesses, charities, and non-governmental and government organizations; and pricing and payments services. The company was formerly known as INTL FCStone Inc. and changed its name to StoneX Group Inc. in July 2020. StoneX Group Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Garden Stage

Garden Stage Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides securities dealing and brokerage, underwriting and placing, and other financial services in Hong Kong. It also offers asset management services comprising discretionary account management and fund management services. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. Garden Stage Limited operates as a subsidiary of Oriental Moon Tree Limited.