China Merchants Bank (OTCMKTS:CIHKY – Get Free Report) and MARA (NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MARA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares China Merchants Bank and MARA”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| China Merchants Bank | $70.40 billion | 2.10 | $20.71 billion | $3.89 | 7.53 |
| MARA | $598.75 million | 7.06 | $261.17 million | $0.79 | 15.76 |
Profitability
This table compares China Merchants Bank and MARA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| China Merchants Bank | 30.16% | 13.27% | 1.27% |
| MARA | 27.48% | -8.40% | -6.92% |
Risk and Volatility
China Merchants Bank has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MARA has a beta of 5.76, suggesting that its stock price is 476% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for China Merchants Bank and MARA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| China Merchants Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MARA | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.40 |
MARA has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 106.16%. Given MARA’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MARA is more favorable than China Merchants Bank.
Summary
MARA beats China Merchants Bank on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About China Merchants Bank
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services. It operates through Wholesale Finance Business, Retail Finance Business, and Other Business segments. The company offers current, demand, time, call, savings, notice, and renminbi accounts. Its loan products include personal commercial real estate, consumption, housing, and car loans; loans to finance for studying abroad; micro-business loans; mortgage loans for equipment; joint guarantee, special guarantee, and housing mortgage loan; bank acceptance, discount, liquid capital, and fixed asset loans; and loans for vessels. The company also offers credit cards; insurance products; open-ended funds; discount and guarantees for commercial bills, redemption of commercial bills, and guaranteed discount for commercial acceptance bills; and financial consultation, debt financing underwriting, merger and acquisition financing, and equity financing and enterprise listing services. In addition, it provides forfeiting and risk participation, escrow, cross-border RMB clearing, and interbank services; and risk and financial management, cross-border RMB and oversea financing, international factoring and settlement, and trade finance services. Further, the company offers financial leasing and guarantee, investment and wealth management, forex option and gold trading, forex express trading, international, offshore and private banking, custody, pension, and electronic banking services. The company also operates in Hong Kong, New York, London, Singapore, Luxembourg, Sydney, and Taipei. China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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