Analyzing Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) and Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM)

Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM) and Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.7% of Prestige Wealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Prestige Wealth and Argo Blockchain”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prestige Wealth	$348,528.00	26.34	-$1.04 million	N/A	N/A
Argo Blockchain	$62.60 million	1.14	-$35.03 million	($0.81)	-1.38

Prestige Wealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Argo Blockchain.

Profitability

This table compares Prestige Wealth and Argo Blockchain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prestige Wealth	N/A	N/A	N/A
Argo Blockchain	-93.70%	-4,172.69%	-50.32%

Risk and Volatility

Prestige Wealth has a beta of 3.7, indicating that its stock price is 270% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Prestige Wealth and Argo Blockchain, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prestige Wealth	0	0	0	0	0.00
Argo Blockchain	0	2	0	0	2.00

Argo Blockchain has a consensus target price of $1.45, suggesting a potential upside of 29.46%. Given Argo Blockchain’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Argo Blockchain is more favorable than Prestige Wealth.

Summary

Prestige Wealth beats Argo Blockchain on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prestige Wealth

Prestige Wealth Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides wealth management and asset management services. It assists its clients in identifying and purchasing wealth and asset management products. The company offers its services primarily for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, including business owners, executives, heirs of rich families, and other affluent individuals in Asia primarily in the mainland China or Hong Kong. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. Prestige Wealth Inc. is a subsidiary of Prestige Financial Holdings Group Limited.

About Argo Blockchain

Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.