TuanChe (NASDAQ:TC – Get Rating) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA – Get Rating) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for TuanChe and Mastercard, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TuanChe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Mastercard | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.81 |
Mastercard has a consensus price target of $417.27, suggesting a potential upside of 8.22%. Given Mastercard’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mastercard is more favorable than TuanChe.
Volatility & Risk
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.2% of TuanChe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Mastercard shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of TuanChe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Mastercard shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares TuanChe and Mastercard’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TuanChe | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mastercard | 42.33% | 169.12% | 27.24% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares TuanChe and Mastercard’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TuanChe | $183.19 million | 0.07 | -$22.93 million | N/A | N/A |
| Mastercard | $22.24 billion | 16.43 | $9.93 billion | $10.01 | 38.52 |
Mastercard has higher revenue and earnings than TuanChe.
Summary
Mastercard beats TuanChe on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TuanChe
TuanChe Ltd. operates as a holding company, which engages in the operation of an omni-channel automotive marketplace. It offers auto shows, group-purchase facilitation, and virtual dealership services. The company was founded by Wei Wen and Jian Chen Sun in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
About Mastercard
Mastercard, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the payments industry that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and business. It offers payment solutions for the development and implementation of credit, debit, prepaid, commercial, and payment programs. The company was founded in November 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.
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