Reviewing Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) and SBI (OTCMKTS:SBHGF)

SBI (OTCMKTS:SBHGF) and Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

SBI has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soluna has a beta of 2.95, suggesting that its stock price is 195% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Soluna shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares SBI and Soluna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SBI	6.79%	4.53%	0.32%
Soluna	-77.32%	-43.44%	-24.06%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for SBI and Soluna, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SBI	0	0	0	1	4.00
Soluna	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SBI and Soluna”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SBI	$8.39 billion	0.82	$601.98 million	$1.98	11.56
Soluna	$38.14 million	0.32	-$29.20 million	($23.20)	-0.13

SBI has higher revenue and earnings than Soluna. Soluna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SBI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

SBI beats Soluna on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SBI

SBI Holdings, Inc. engages in the online securities and investment businesses. It operates through five business segments: Financial Services Business, Asset Management Business, Investment Business, Crypto-Asset Business, and Non-financial Business segments. The Financial Services Business segment consists of a range of finance-related business, including securities brokerage business; banking services business; and life, property, and casualty insurance business. The Asset Management Business segment includes setting, solicitation, and management of investment trust; investment advice; and financial products information. The Investment Business segment includes fund management and investment in Internet technology, fintech, blockchain, finance, and biotechnology-related venture companies; private equity; and funds management businesses. The Crypto-asset Business segment provides crypto-asset exchange and trading services. The Non-Financial Business segment consists of biotechnology; development and distribution of pharmaceutical products, health foods, and cosmetics with 5-aminolevulinic acid; research and development of antibody drugs and nucleic acid medicine in the field of cancer and immunology; the digitization of medical and health information; provision of solutions and services that promote the use of medical big data, medical finance; business working on advanced fields related to Web 3.0; and renewable energy business. The company is also involved in the real estate secured loans, online mobile game, and e-sports related businesses. In addition, it operates and develops cybersecurity systems; exports used cars; offers back-office support services; and develops, operates, manages, and invests in real estate properties. The company was formerly known as Softbank Investment Corporation and changed its name to SBI Holdings, Inc. in July 2005. SBI Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Soluna

Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.