Critical Comparison: Chindata Group (NASDAQ:CD) and Webull (NASDAQ:BULL)

Chindata Group (NASDAQ:CD) and Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Chindata Group and Webull”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chindata Group	$1.87 million	396.47	-$5.10 million	($0.03)	-224.67
Webull	$571.00 million	6.84	$24.77 million	$0.08	91.75

Webull has higher revenue and earnings than Chindata Group. Chindata Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Webull, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Chindata Group and Webull, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chindata Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Webull	1	2	2	0	2.20

Webull has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.86%. Given Webull’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Webull is more favorable than Chindata Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.8% of Chindata Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Webull shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Chindata Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of Webull shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Chindata Group and Webull’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chindata Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Webull	6.26%	5.95%	1.60%

Risk & Volatility

Chindata Group has a beta of 5.06, indicating that its share price is 406% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webull has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Webull beats Chindata Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chindata Group

Chindata Group Holdings Limited provides carrier-neutral hyperscale data center solutions in Mainland China, India, and Southeast Asia. It offers artificial intelligence, cloud computing, smart cities and homes, online entertainment, and other on-demand services. The company also provides internet data center colocation and rental services; and technical and consulting services. Its integrated data center solutions include infrastructure, power supply, connectivity and operation and maintenance, and tailor-made to their scale and requirements throughout the planning, design, construction, and operation process. The company was formerly known as BCPE Bridge Stack Limited and changed its name to Chindata Group Holdings Limited in April 2020. Chindata Group Holdings Limited was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

About Webull

Webull Corp. engages in the provision of financial services. It offers trading, wealth management product distribution, market data and information, user community, and investor education. The company was founded by An Quan Wang in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.