Financial Contrast: ALT5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS) and Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY)

Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) and ALT5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sphere 3D and ALT5 Sigma”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sphere 3D	$11.10 million	0.45	-$9.47 million	($7.70)	-0.19
ALT5 Sigma	$24.89 million	7.06	-$6.24 million	N/A	N/A

ALT5 Sigma has higher revenue and earnings than Sphere 3D.

Profitability

This table compares Sphere 3D and ALT5 Sigma’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sphere 3D	-167.47%	-61.18%	-56.57%
ALT5 Sigma	133.06%	8.60%	7.10%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Sphere 3D and ALT5 Sigma, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sphere 3D	1	0	1	0	2.00
ALT5 Sigma	1	0	0	0	1.00

Sphere 3D presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,927.03%. Given Sphere 3D’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sphere 3D is more favorable than ALT5 Sigma.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.3% of Sphere 3D shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of ALT5 Sigma shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Sphere 3D shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ALT5 Sigma 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

Sphere 3D has a beta of 3.75, indicating that its share price is 275% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ALT5 Sigma has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Sphere 3D

Sphere 3D Corp. engages in the bitcoin mining business. It is involved with digital asset mining pool operators to provide computing power to the mining pools. The company is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

About ALT5 Sigma

ALT5 Sigma Corp. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in identifying, acquiring, licensing, developing, partnering, and commercializing novel, non-opioid, and non-addictive therapies to address the large unmet medical need for the treatment of pain and addiction. It operates under the Biotechnology and Recycling segments. The Biotechnology segment focuses on finding treatments for conditions that cause severe pain and bringing to market drugs with non-addictive pain-relieving properties. The Recycling segment is involved in a turnkey appliance recycling program. The company was founded by Edward R. Cameron in 1976 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.