Contrasting Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) & QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM)

QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM) and Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

QMMM has a beta of 30.14, suggesting that its share price is 2,914% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lendway has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its share price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for QMMM and Lendway, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QMMM	1	0	0	0	1.00
Lendway	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.6% of Lendway shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Lendway shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares QMMM and Lendway”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QMMM	$2.70 million	2,529.95	-$1.58 million	N/A	N/A
Lendway	$37.77 million	0.17	-$5.74 million	($2.44)	-1.44

QMMM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lendway.

Profitability

This table compares QMMM and Lendway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QMMM	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lendway	-9.15%	-34.26%	-4.34%

Summary

QMMM beats Lendway on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QMMM

QMMM Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of digital advertising services. It offers interactive design, animation, art-tech and virtual technologies used in commercial campaigns. It has worked with domestic and international banks, real estate developers, amusement parks, international athletic apparel, footwear brands, luxury cosmetic products, and international brands. The company was founded by Bun Kwai on July 29, 2022 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

About Lendway

Lendway, Inc. operates as a specialty agricultural and finance company focusing on making and managing its agricultural investments in the United States and internationally. It owns and operates FarmlandCredit.com, a non-bank lending business that seeks to purchase existing loans and/or originate and fund new loans domestically. The company was formerly known as Insignia Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Lendway, Inc. in August 2023. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.