HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE – Get Free Report) and LM Funding America (NASDAQ:LMFA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and LM Funding America”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | $115.28 million | 6.13 | -$3.00 million | ($0.21) | -13.90 |
| LM Funding America | $11.00 million | 0.58 | -$7.32 million | ($2.30) | -0.23 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of LM Funding America shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of LM Funding America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.57, suggesting that its stock price is 257% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LM Funding America has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and LM Funding America’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | -16.18% | -14.15% | -12.55% |
| LM Funding America | -83.44% | -30.25% | -23.87% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for HIVE Digital Technologies and LM Funding America, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.67 |
| LM Funding America | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
HIVE Digital Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $8.21, indicating a potential upside of 181.31%. LM Funding America has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 848.77%. Given LM Funding America’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LM Funding America is more favorable than HIVE Digital Technologies.
Summary
HIVE Digital Technologies beats LM Funding America on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About HIVE Digital Technologies
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About LM Funding America
LM Funding America, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency mining and specialty finance company. It operates through two segments, Specialty Finance and Mining Operations. The company also engages in Bitcoin mining operations; and provides funding to nonprofit community associations. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Tampa, Florida.
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