Comparing Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (NASDAQ:HERO) and First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT)

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (NASDAQ:HERO) and First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Global X Video Games & Esports ETF and First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global X Video Games & Esports ETF	0	4	2	0	2.68
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund	0	0	0	0	2.86

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF currently has a consensus target price of $26.96, suggesting a potential upside of 0.12%. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund has a consensus target price of $58.68, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Global X Video Games & Esports ETF’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Global X Video Games & Esports ETF is more favorable than First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund.

Profitability

This table compares Global X Video Games & Esports ETF and First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global X Video Games & Esports ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Global X Video Games & Esports ETF and First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global X Video Games & Esports ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%.

Risk & Volatility

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

82.6% of Global X Video Games & Esports ETF shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Global X Video Games & Esports ETF shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF beats First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global X Video Games & Esports ETF

The Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Solactive Video Games & Esports index, a modified market-cap-weighted global index of companies in video games and esports industry. HERO was launched on Oct 25, 2019 and is managed by Global X.

About First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (FDT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX DM Ex-US index. The fund tracks an index of international, developed-market stocks, selected by growth and value factors and equal-weighted in tiers. FDT was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.