Analyzing Fold (FLD) and Its Rivals

Fold (NASDAQ:FLD) is one of 341 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Fold to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fold	$31.79 million	-$69.59 million	-0.29
Fold Competitors	$6.50 billion	$1.09 billion	10.52

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Fold and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fold	1	0	2	0	2.33
Fold Competitors	1988	6946	11713	446	2.50

Fold presently has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 438.12%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 6.28%. Given Fold’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fold is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.9% of Fold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Fold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Fold has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fold’s rivals have a beta of 2.51, suggesting that their average share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Fold and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fold	-258.60%	-116.17%	-55.07%
Fold Competitors	-409.12%	-40.47%	-6.29%

Summary

Fold rivals beat Fold on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Fold

FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets operating in the clean/renewable energy, water sustainability, agricultural technology, shared economy software, and mobility sectors. The company was formerly known as Emerald ESG Acquisition Corp. FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.