Reviewing Fold (FLD) and The Competition

Fold (NASDAQ:FLD) is one of 153 public companies in the “FIN – MISC SVCS” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Fold to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fold and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fold	N/A	-$1.87 million	-5.15
Fold Competitors	$20.89 billion	$307.96 million	13.60

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.

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	N/A	-49.10%	-16.33%
Fold Competitors	-7.10%	-6.84%	-1.71%

Volatility & Risk

Fold has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fold’s rivals have a beta of 5.47, indicating that their average share price is 447% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.9% of Fold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are held by institutional investors. 66.8% of Fold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Fold and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fold	1	0	3	1	2.80
Fold Competitors	870	3028	4522	187	2.47

Fold currently has a consensus price target of $7.83, suggesting a potential upside of 153.51%. As a group, “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies have a potential upside of 19.01%. Given Fold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Fold is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Fold beats its rivals on 7 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.