Critical Analysis: Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFCA) versus Magic Empire Global (NASDAQ:MEGL)

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Magic Empire Global and Security National Financial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magic Empire Global	$1.77 million	5.60	-$60,000.00	N/A	N/A
Security National Financial	$322.52 million	0.89	$14.49 million	$1.23	9.59

Security National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Magic Empire Global.

Profitability

This table compares Magic Empire Global and Security National Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magic Empire Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Security National Financial	8.92%	9.21%	2.04%

Volatility & Risk

Magic Empire Global has a beta of 2.94, indicating that its share price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Security National Financial has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Magic Empire Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.6% of Security National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 63.0% of Magic Empire Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Security National Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Security National Financial beats Magic Empire Global on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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, post-listing compliance advisory, and underwriting services by acting as global coordinator, bookrunner, lead manager, or underwriter. It also offers corporate services, which include accounting and financial reporting advisory, company secretarial services, internal control enhancement, investor relations advisory, and other consulting services. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

About Security National Financial

Security National Financial Corporation engages in the life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgage businesses. The company's Life Insurance segment is involved in selling and servicing lines of life insurance, annuity products, and accident and health insurance. It offers various life insurance products, including funeral plans and interest-sensitive life insurance, as well as other traditional life, accident, and health insurance products; annuity products comprising single and flexible premium deferred annuities, and immediate annuities; and diver's accident insurance policies. This segment also cedes and assumes various risks with various authorized unaffiliated reinsurers pursuant to reinsurance treaties. Its Cemetery and Mortuary segment operates eight mortuaries and five cemeteries in Utah; one cemetery in California; and four mortuaries and one cemetery in New Mexico. This segment also offers plots, interment vaults, mausoleum crypts, markers, caskets, urns, and other death care related products; and provides professional services of funeral directors, opening and closing of graves, use of chapels and viewing rooms, and use of automobiles and clothing. The company's Mortgages segment originates and underwrites residential and commercial loans for new construction, existing homes, and real estate projects primarily in Florida, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. It offers residential mortgage lending services to real estate brokers and builders, as well as directly with consumers. Security National Financial Corporation was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.