Comparing Mogo (MOGO) and Its Rivals

Mogo (NASDAQ:MOGO) is one of 271 public companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Mogo to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.8% of Mogo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Mogo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies 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.

Profitability

This table compares Mogo and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mogo	11.41%	7.78%	3.34%
Mogo Competitors	-191.23%	-32.13%	-8.65%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Mogo and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mogo	1	0	0	0	1.00
Mogo Competitors	1992	5654	9471	342	2.47

As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 30.31%. Given Mogo’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mogo has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Mogo has a beta of 2.71, suggesting that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mogo’s peers have a beta of 2.15, suggesting that their average share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mogo and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mogo	$69.27 million	-$9.98 million	4.74
Mogo Competitors	$3.24 billion	$227.67 million	-24.02

Mogo’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Mogo. Mogo is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Mogo peers beat Mogo on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Mogo

Mogo Inc. operates as a digital finance company in Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company's digital solutions help build wealth and achieve financial freedom. It provides MogoTrade, a stock trading app; Moka; and MogoMoney that provides online personal loans. The company also offers digital loans and mortgages; and operates a digital payments platform that powers next-generation card programs for both global corporations and fintech companies in Europe and Canada. Mogo Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.