Comparing Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) & Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP)

Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) and Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Gryphon Digital Mining and Greenidge Generation’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gryphon Digital Mining	$6.84 million	7.88	-$11.58 million	($142.00)	-0.01
Greenidge Generation	$70.39 million	0.26	-$29.51 million	($37.93)	-0.06

Gryphon Digital Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Greenidge Generation. Greenidge Generation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gryphon Digital Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.2% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Gryphon Digital Mining and Greenidge Generation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gryphon Digital Mining	-339.99%	N/A	-162.80%
Greenidge Generation	-41.92%	N/A	-27.21%

Volatility & Risk

Gryphon Digital Mining has a beta of 2.8, meaning that its share price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenidge Generation has a beta of 3.35, meaning that its share price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Gryphon Digital Mining and Greenidge Generation, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gryphon Digital Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Greenidge Generation	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Greenidge Generation beats Gryphon Digital Mining on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gryphon Digital Mining

Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. engages in carbon-neutral bitcoin mining. Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. was formerly known as Ivy Crypto, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Greenidge Generation

Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. operates as an integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company. The company owns and operates cryptocurrency datacenters in New York and South Carolina. It also owns and operates a 106 MW nameplate natural gas power generation facility. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Dresden, New York.