Head to Head Survey: Emerald (NYSE:EEX) and The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB)

The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) and Emerald (NYSE:EEX) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for The OLB Group and Emerald, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The OLB Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Emerald	0	0	2	0	3.00

Emerald has a consensus target price of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 56.13%. Given Emerald’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Emerald is more favorable than The OLB Group.

Profitability

This table compares The OLB Group and Emerald’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The OLB Group	-155.02%	-258.34%	-140.87%
Emerald	-5.29%	-13.26%	-1.92%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.8% of The OLB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Emerald shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.1% of The OLB Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Emerald shares are owned by company 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 and Earnings

This table compares The OLB Group and Emerald”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The OLB Group	$30.57 million	0.14	-$23.18 million	($5.65)	-0.35
Emerald	$382.80 million	2.68	-$8.20 million	($0.54)	-9.37

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

Volatility and Risk

The OLB Group has a beta of 2.38, indicating that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emerald has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Emerald beats The OLB Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The OLB Group

The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.

About Emerald

Emerald Holding, Inc. operates business-to-business (B2B) trade shows in the United States. The company provides B2B trade show franchises; and B2B print publications and digital media products, which provide industry specific business news and information across various sectors. It also offers B2B e-commerce and digital merchandising solutions to manufacturers and retailers through Elastic Suite and Bulletin platforms. The company serves retail, design, technology, equipment, and safety and security. Emerald Holding, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.