MARA (NASDAQ:MARA – 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for MARA and Digihost Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MARA | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Digihost Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
MARA presently has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.72%. Digihost Technology has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.55%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than MARA.
Risk & Volatility
Insider & Institutional Ownership
44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of MARA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares MARA and Digihost Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MARA | $598.75 million | 14.21 | $261.17 million | $0.79 | 33.46 |
| Digihost Technology | $26.11 million | 2.48 | -$21.89 million | ($0.54) | -3.63 |
MARA has higher revenue and earnings than Digihost Technology. Digihost Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares MARA and Digihost Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MARA | 27.48% | -8.40% | -6.92% |
| Digihost Technology | -41.33% | -36.00% | -25.95% |
Summary
MARA beats Digihost Technology on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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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