MoneyLion (NYSE:ML – Get Rating) is one of 77 publicly-traded companies in the “Nondepository credit institutions” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare MoneyLion to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
MoneyLion has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MoneyLion’s rivals have a beta of 5.71, meaning that their average stock price is 471% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares MoneyLion and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MoneyLion | -54.32% | -37.68% | -9.99% |
| MoneyLion Competitors | -75.80% | 1.48% | -0.24% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MoneyLion | $340.74 million | -$189.07 million | -0.63 |
| MoneyLion Competitors | $3.49 billion | $563.47 million | 1.30 |
MoneyLion’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than MoneyLion. MoneyLion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for MoneyLion and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MoneyLion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| MoneyLion Competitors | 279 | 1260 | 1870 | 67 | 2.50 |
MoneyLion currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 896.81%. As a group, “Nondepository credit institutions” companies have a potential upside of 34.36%. Given MoneyLion’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MoneyLion is more favorable than its rivals.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
26.4% of MoneyLion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of shares of all “Nondepository credit institutions” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of MoneyLion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of shares of all “Nondepository credit institutions” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
MoneyLion rivals beat MoneyLion on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
MoneyLion Company Profile
MoneyLion Inc. provides a digital financial platform. The company's platform offers access to banking, borrowing, and investing solutions for customers. Its principal products include roarmoney premium mobile banking, personalized investing, cryptocurrency, instacash, membership programs, financial tracking tools, online financial education content destination, affiliated marketing programs, unsecured personal loans, and credit-related decision servicing. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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