Head-To-Head Survey: Cosmos Group (OTCMKTS:COSG) & Magic Empire Global (NASDAQ:MEGL)

Cosmos Group (OTCMKTS:COSG) and Magic Empire Global (NASDAQ:MEGL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Magic Empire Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.0% of Magic Empire Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cosmos Group and Magic Empire Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cosmos Group	-238.83%	-565.60%	-82.46%
Magic Empire Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cosmos Group and Magic Empire Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cosmos Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Magic Empire Global	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Cosmos Group has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magic Empire Global has a beta of 3.31, indicating that its share price is 231% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cosmos Group and Magic Empire Global’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cosmos Group	$20.20 million	0.00	-$104.12 million	($0.09)	N/A
Magic Empire Global	$9.43 million	1.39	-$490,000.00	N/A	N/A

Magic Empire Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cosmos Group.

Summary

Magic Empire Global beats Cosmos Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cosmos Group

Cosmos Group Holdings Inc. offers financial and money lending services in Hong Kong and internationally. It also operates online platform for the sale and distribution of arts and collectibles. In addition, the company offers unsecured personal loans and mortgage loans to private individuals. Cosmos Group Holdings Inc. is headquartered in Singapore.

About Magic Empire Global

Magic Empire Global Limited engages in the provision of corporate finance advisory services and underwriting services in Hong Kong. The company provides initial public offering sponsorship, financial and independent financial advisory, financial advisory, post-listing compliance advisory, and underwriting services to corporations. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.