CION Investment (NYSE:CION) & StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) Financial Analysis

StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) and CION Investment (NYSE:CION) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

StoneX Group has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CION Investment has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares StoneX Group and CION Investment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
StoneX Group	$132.38 billion	0.05	$305.90 million	$4.19	13.46
CION Investment	$240.82 million	1.23	-$20.63 million	($0.70)	-8.61

StoneX Group has higher revenue and earnings than CION Investment. CION Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StoneX Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares StoneX Group and CION Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StoneX Group	0.33%	20.18%	1.05%
CION Investment	-18.23%	8.59%	3.25%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.9% of StoneX Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of CION Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of StoneX Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of CION Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for StoneX Group and CION Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StoneX Group	0	3	1	0	2.25
CION Investment	1	2	0	0	1.67

StoneX Group presently has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 98.63%. CION Investment has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.88%. Given StoneX Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe StoneX Group is more favorable than CION Investment.

Summary

StoneX Group beats CION Investment on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About StoneX Group

StoneX Group Inc. is a global financial services company that connects businesses, institutions and individual investors with markets. Its services include trade execution and clearing, risk management, market intelligence, and financing for participants in commodity and financial markets. The company serves commercial and institutional clients across sectors such as agriculture, energy and metals, and offers foreign exchange, securities and other trading services. Its retail business provides online trading platforms, while its payments operations support domestic and cross-border transactions.

About CION Investment

CION Investment Corp. is a publicly traded, externally managed business development company that provides financing to U.S. middle-market businesses. Its investment strategy is focused primarily on generating income and, secondarily, seeking capital appreciation. The company invests mainly in debt issued by privately held companies, including senior secured, unitranche and subordinated loans. It may also invest in equity and equity-related securities, often alongside its lending investments. CION Investment Corp. is advised by CION Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of CION Investments.