Head-To-Head Contrast: Carbon Streaming (OTCMKTS:OFSTF) versus Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE)

Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) and Carbon Streaming (OTCMKTS:OFSTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Greenidge Generation and Carbon Streaming, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenidge Generation	0	0	1	0	3.00
Carbon Streaming	0	0	0	0	0.00

Greenidge Generation currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 109.42%. Given Greenidge Generation’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Greenidge Generation is more favorable than Carbon Streaming.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Carbon Streaming”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenidge Generation	$64.38 million	0.33	-$29.51 million	N/A	N/A
Carbon Streaming	$1.17 million	18.00	-$35.50 million	($1.59)	-0.25

Greenidge Generation has higher revenue and earnings than Carbon Streaming.

Risk & Volatility

Greenidge Generation has a beta of 3.21, indicating that its share price is 221% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carbon Streaming has a beta of -62.27, indicating that its share price is 6,327% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.9% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Carbon Streaming shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Carbon Streaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenidge Generation	-20.09%	N/A	-18.76%
Carbon Streaming	-5,329.32%	-7.99%	-7.61%

Summary

Greenidge Generation beats Carbon Streaming on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenidge Generation

Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. operates as an integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company. The company owns and operates cryptocurrency datacenter in New York, as well as hosts, powers, and provides technical support and other related services to bitcoin mining equipment owned by customers. It also owns and operates a 106 MW nameplate capacity power generation facility. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in Fairfield, Connecticut.

About Carbon Streaming

Carbon Streaming Corporation a carbon credit streaming and royalty company focused on creating shareholder value primarily through the acquisition and sale of carbon credits. It provides capital to carbon projects globally, primarily by entering into or acquiring streaming, royalty or royalty-like arrangements for the purchase of carbon credits. The company was formerly known as Mexivada Mining Corp. and changed its name to Carbon Streaming Corporation in June 2020. Carbon Streaming Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.