FRMM vs CNTN vs BKKT Stock Comparison

Forum Markets, Canton Strategic Holdings and Bakkt Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FRMM FORUM MARKETS Inc
$3.71 -23.2% 1M -82.1% 1Y
Market cap
$63.32M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.77M
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
BKKT Bakkt, Inc.
$5.07 -37.3% 1M -80.5% 1Y
Market cap
$228.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Canton Strategic Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Canton Strategic Holdings 3, Bakkt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRMMCNTNBKKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.32M $444.57M $228.45M CNTN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x -4.5x -6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 2.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -70.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,968.1% — -2.8% BKKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -82.1% -31.7% -80.5% CNTN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -82.0%/yr — -65.7%/yr BKKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 118.9% 93.5% 107.8% CNTN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 39/100 49/100 BKKT

Percentile Scorecard

FRMMCNTNBKKT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFRMMCNTNBKKT
Valuation 4 #95 of 99 38 #62 of 99 41 #59 of 99
Growth 1 #93 of 94 8 #87 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 5 #86 of 90 39 #55 of 90 42 #53 of 90
Financial Health 61 #42 of 105 97 #4 of 105 92 #9 of 105
Shareholder Returns 90 #7 of 60 14 #52 of 60 5 #57 of 60
Overall 32 39 49
  • FRMM ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CNTN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • BKKT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFRMMCNTNBKKTSPY
1 month -23.2%-13.9%-37.3% +0.7%
3 months -30.9%+10.8%-31.6% +3.7%
6 months -32.2%-36.5%-41.2% +7.1%
Year to date -24.3%-32.3%-49.5% +12.8%
1 year -82.1%-31.7%-80.5% +11.9%
3 years -95.5%-96.5%-79.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -64.5%-67.3%-40.9% +22.8%
5 years -100.0%—-99.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -82.0%—-65.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureFRMMCNTNBKKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 118.9%93.5%107.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 113.9%98.9%105.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.561.934.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.34-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-99.9%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -82.1%-62.6%-81.7% -1.2%
52-week high $20.70$5.48$27.67 $779.14
52-week low $1.79$1.69$4.79 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFRMMCNTNBKKT
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 19.5x -4.5xmedian 19.5x -6.7xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.2x 297.2xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x -1.2xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 16.1x -20.1xmedian 16.1x -2.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 2.0x 0.6xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.98 -0.51median 0.98 -0.14median 0.98

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFRMMCNTNBKKT
Revenue $10.77M – $1.12B
Gross profit – – $14.54M
Operating income -$244.68M -$53.77M -$152.82M
Net income -$535.51M -$98.12M -$49.13M
Free cash flow -$74.17M -$22.17M -$84.38M
EPS (diluted) $-31.35 $-0.45 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $4.10M $37.24M $49.98M
Total debt $160.85M – –
Shares (diluted) 17.07M 216.86M 41.69M
Enterprise value -$573.61M $346.18M $7.32M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFRMMCNTNBKKT
P/E -0.1x -4.5x -6.7x
P/FCF -0.9x -20.1x -2.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x -20.1x -2.7x
P/S 5.9x 297.2x 0.2x
P/B 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x -6.5x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -5.8x – -1.2x
EV/EBIT -0.3x -7.6x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 7.9x – 0.2x
EV/FCF -1.1x -18.4x -2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.5x -18.4x -2.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -0.51 -0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRMMCNTNBKKT
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -70.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 42.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -57.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4,931% -360.0% -129.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -137.9% -81.6% 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -5,717% -716.7% 18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -118.0% -122.4% 69.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -963.0% 89.2% 82.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.0% 8.8% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1,642% -127.9% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.2% -44.0% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,184% -127.9% 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.4% -44.0% 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRMMCNTNBKKT
Gross margin – – 1.3%
EBITDA margin -136.4% – -13.6%
Operating margin -2,272% – -13.7%
Pretax margin -4,922% – -1.8%
Net margin -4,968% – -2.8%
FCF margin -688.6% – -7.6%
Operating cash flow margin -525.1% – -7.6%
Return on equity -361.7% -17.8% -18.7%
Return on assets -292.1% -14.3% -15.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -137.4% -9.4% -55.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 394.5% – 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRMMCNTNBKKT
Debt / assets 16.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 19.6% 19.4% 12.2%
Equity / assets 80.4% 80.6% 87.8%
Interest coverage -193.5x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 15.7x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 14.2x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 14.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -9.72 – 1.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRMMCNTNBKKT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 11.6% -23.1% -57.5%
Shareholder yield 11.6% -23.1% -57.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFRMMCNTNBKKT
Forward P/E – – 2.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.83FY2026 $-0.70FY2026 $2.09FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -101.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.63MFY2026 $0.00FY2024 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +108.1%FY2026 – -39.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +898.9% – +198.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRMMCNTNBKKT
Held by institutions – 9.3% 30.1%
Institutions holding – 68 98
Change in shares held, QoQ – +70.5% +34.3%
Institutions buying – 60 65
Institutions selling – 5 23
Buyers to sellers – 12.00 2.83

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FRMMCNTNBKKT
FRMM 1.00 0.11 0.32
CNTN 0.11 1.00 0.30
BKKT 0.32 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRMM, CNTN and BKKT?

Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forum Markets (FRMM) $63.32M, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) $444.57M, Bakkt (BKKT) $228.45M.

Which company is more profitable?

Bakkt (BKKT) has the highest net margin (Forum Markets (FRMM) -4,968.1%, Bakkt (BKKT) -2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) returned the most: Forum Markets (FRMM) -82.1%, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) -31.7%, Bakkt (BKKT) -80.5%. Over five years, Bakkt (BKKT) compounded fastest (Forum Markets (FRMM) -82.0%/yr, Bakkt (BKKT) -65.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) has been the steadiest (Forum Markets (FRMM) 118.9%, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) 93.5%, Bakkt (BKKT) 107.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRMM, CNTN and BKKT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.