Sentage (NASDAQ:SNTG) vs. Stronghold Digital Mining (NASDAQ:SDIG) Critical Analysis

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

Volatility & Risk

Sentage has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stronghold Digital Mining has a beta of 2.67, suggesting that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sentage and Stronghold Digital Mining’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sentage	$160,000.00	33.54	-$2.56 million	N/A	N/A
Stronghold Digital Mining	$74.97 million	0.71	-$71.40 million	($11.57)	-0.30

Sentage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stronghold Digital Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Sentage and Stronghold Digital Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sentage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stronghold Digital Mining	-40.57%	10.70%	4.09%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Sentage and Stronghold Digital Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sentage	0	0	0	0	N/A
Stronghold Digital Mining	0	0	2	0	3.00

Stronghold Digital Mining has a consensus target price of $7.83, suggesting a potential upside of 120.04%. Given Stronghold Digital Mining’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stronghold Digital Mining is more favorable than Sentage.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Sentage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Stronghold Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.4% of Sentage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Stronghold Digital Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Stronghold Digital Mining beats Sentage on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sentage

Sentage Holdings Inc. provides a range of financial services. The company offers consumer loan repayment and collection management, loan recommendation, and prepaid payment network services in China. It also provides consultancy and information technology support services. Sentage Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Stronghold Digital Mining

Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc., a crypto asset mining company, focuses on Bitcoin mining in the United States. It operates in two segments, Energy Operations and Cryptocurrency Operations. It also owns and operates coal refuse power generation facilities; and provides environmental remediation and reclamation services. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.