NU (NYSE:NU – Get Free Report) and Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for NU and Digihost Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NU | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 |
| Digihost Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
NU currently has a consensus price target of $16.21, indicating a potential upside of 19.83%. Digihost Technology has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.90%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than NU.
Risk and Volatility
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NU and Digihost Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NU | $8.03 billion | 8.03 | $1.03 billion | $0.36 | 37.58 |
| Digihost Technology | $26.11 million | 2.49 | -$21.89 million | ($0.54) | -3.65 |
NU has higher revenue and earnings than Digihost Technology. Digihost Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NU, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares NU and Digihost Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NU | 16.28% | 28.70% | 4.41% |
| Digihost Technology | -41.33% | -36.00% | -25.95% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
80.9% of NU shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
NU beats Digihost Technology on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NU
Nu Holdings Ltd. provides digital banking platform and digital financial services in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and internationally. It offers Nu credit and debit cards; Ultraviolet credit and debit cards; and mobile payment solutions for NuAccount customers to make and receive transfers, pay bills, and make everyday purchases through their mobile phones. The company provides savings solutions, such as Nu Personal Accounts, a digital account solution that supports all personal finance activities, from daily purchases and money transfers to savings; and Nu business accounts designed specifically for entrepreneur customers and their businesses. In addition, it offers NuCrypto, a solution for buying and selling cryptocurrencies through the Nu app; NuInvest, an investment product that provides equity, fixed-income, options, and ETF products, as well as multimarket funds with curated asset allocations based on the customer's risk profile and financial position; personal unsecured loans; in-app buy now pay later' solution for Nu card customers to pay credit and debit purchases, and banking payment slips over time in up to twelve installments; and NuInsurance protecting solutions to help its customers secure life insurance and funeral benefits. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
About Digihost Technology
Digihost Technology Inc. operates as a blockchain technology company in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Cryptocurrency Mining, Sales of Energy, and Colocation Services segments. It also mines for cryptocurrency; and supplies energy from power plants. Digihost Technology Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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