MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) vs. LM Funding America (NASDAQ:LMFA) Head to Head Contrast

MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) and LM Funding America (NASDAQ:LMFA) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MARA and LM Funding America”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MARA	$598.75 million	7.87	$261.17 million	$0.79	17.58
LM Funding America	$12.98 million	0.65	-$15.94 million	($4.91)	-0.33

MARA has higher revenue and earnings than LM Funding America. LM Funding America 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 LM Funding America’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%
LM Funding America	-96.23%	-35.84%	-31.86%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of LM Funding America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MARA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of LM Funding America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for MARA and LM Funding America, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MARA	0	6	4	0	2.40
LM Funding America	0	1	0	0	2.00

MARA presently has a consensus target price of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 84.79%. Given MARA’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MARA is more favorable than LM Funding America.

Risk & Volatility

MARA has a beta of 5.76, indicating that its share price is 476% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LM Funding America has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MARA beats LM Funding America on 13 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 LM Funding America

LM Funding America, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency mining and specialty finance company. It operates through two segments, Specialty Finance and Mining Operations. The company also engages in Bitcoin mining operations; and provides funding to nonprofit community associations. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Tampa, Florida.