Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI – Get Free Report) and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
5.7% of Upexi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Upexi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Upexi and Federal Agricultural Mortgage”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Upexi | $25.00 million | 4.02 | -$246.07 million | ($4.06) | -0.28 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage | $410.30 million | 5.66 | $207.41 million | $18.31 | 11.70 |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage has higher revenue and earnings than Upexi. Upexi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Federal Agricultural Mortgage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Upexi has a beta of -0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Upexi and Federal Agricultural Mortgage, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Upexi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Upexi currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 338.60%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a consensus target price of $255.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.06%. Given Upexi’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Upexi is more favorable than Federal Agricultural Mortgage.
Profitability
This table compares Upexi and Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Upexi | -984.34% | -157.49% | -22.60% |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage | 29.98% | 18.90% | 0.63% |
Summary
Federal Agricultural Mortgage beats Upexi on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Upexi
Upexi, Inc. manufactures and sells various branded products in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other markets. The company was formerly known as Grove, Inc. and changed its name to Upexi, Inc. in August 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.
About Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides a secondary market for various loans made to borrowers in the United States. It operates through four segments: Corporate AgFinance, Farm & Ranch, Rural Utilities, and Renewable Energy. The company’s Agricultural Finance line of business engages in purchasing and retaining eligible loans and securities; guaranteeing the payment of principal and interest on securities that represent interests in or obligations secured by pools of eligible loans; servicing eligible loans; and issuing LTSPCs for eligible loans. Its Rural Infrastructure Finance line of business is involved in the purchase of rural utilities loans and renewable energy loans and guarantees of securities backed by loans, as well as LTSPCs for pools of eligible rural utilities loans; by loans for electric or telecommunications facilities by lenders organized as cooperatives to borrowers; and other financial institutions that are secured by pools of eligible loans. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
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