Contrasting Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC) & Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO)

Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC) and Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.0% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Marsh & McLennan Companies and Zhibao Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marsh & McLennan Companies	16.82%	32.65%	8.82%
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Marsh & McLennan Companies and Zhibao Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marsh & McLennan Companies	2	11	2	0	2.00
Zhibao Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

Marsh & McLennan Companies presently has a consensus price target of $227.60, indicating a potential upside of 1.08%. Given Marsh & McLennan Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Marsh & McLennan Companies is more favorable than Zhibao Technology.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Marsh & McLennan Companies and Zhibao Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marsh & McLennan Companies	$22.74 billion	4.86	$3.76 billion	$8.12	27.73
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Marsh & McLennan Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Zhibao Technology.

Summary

Marsh & McLennan Companies beats Zhibao Technology on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Marsh & McLennan Companies

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a professional services company, provides advice and solutions to clients in the areas of risk, strategy, and people worldwide. It operates through Risk and Insurance Services, and Consulting segments. The Risk and Insurance Services segment offers risk management services, such as risk advice, risk transfer, and risk control and mitigation solutions, as well as insurance and reinsurance broking, strategic advisory services, and analytics solutions, and insurance program management services. It serves businesses, public entities, insurance companies, associations, professional services organizations, and private clients. The Consulting segment provides health, wealth and career advice, solutions and products; and specialized management, strategic, economic, and brand consulting services. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Zhibao Technology

Zhibao Technology Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides digital insurance brokerage services in China. It also offers managing general underwriter services; and offline insurance brokerage consulting services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shanghai, China.