Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE – Get Rating) is one of 23 public companies in the “Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Forge Global to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Forge Global and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Forge Global | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Forge Global Competitors | 146 | 899 | 1198 | 31 | 2.49 |
Forge Global currently has a consensus price target of $3.48, suggesting a potential upside of 118.55%. As a group, “Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services” companies have a potential upside of 29.70%. Given Forge Global’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Forge Global is more favorable than its peers.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Forge Global | $68.90 million | -$111.86 million | -1.10 |
| Forge Global Competitors | $7.07 billion | $656.15 million | 30.96 |
Forge Global’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Forge Global. Forge Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Volatility and Risk
Forge Global has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forge Global’s peers have a beta of 1.37, meaning that their average stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
13.7% of Forge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of shares of all “Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Forge Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Forge Global and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Forge Global | -161.22% | -26.59% | -22.44% |
| Forge Global Competitors | 4.06% | 20.57% | 5.50% |
Summary
Forge Global peers beat Forge Global on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
Forge Global Company Profile
Forge Global Holdings, Inc. provides marketplace infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for private market participants. It enables private company shareholders to trade private company shares with accredited investors. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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