HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE – Get Free Report) and NU (NYSE:NU – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of NU shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of NU shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for HIVE Digital Technologies and NU, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.22 |
| NU | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.40 |
Profitability
This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and NU’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | -12.04% | -10.78% | -8.97% |
| NU | 16.28% | 28.70% | 4.41% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and NU”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | $114.46 million | 3.52 | -$51.21 million | ($0.14) | -19.43 |
| NU | $8.03 billion | 8.27 | $1.03 billion | $0.36 | 38.68 |
NU has higher revenue and earnings than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NU, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.46, indicating that its share price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NU has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NU beats HIVE Digital Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About HIVE Digital Technologies
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About NU
Nu Holdings Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of digital banking services. The company was founded by David Vélez Osorno, Cristina Helena Zingaretti Junqueira, and Adam Edward Wible on February 26, 2016 and is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.
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