Stronghold Digital Mining (NASDAQ:SDIG – Get Free Report) and Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
19.3% of Stronghold Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.1% of Stronghold Digital Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by company 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Stronghold Digital Mining and Medallion Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stronghold Digital Mining | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Medallion Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Stronghold Digital Mining and Medallion Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stronghold Digital Mining | -11.21% | 13.67% | 3.59% |
| Medallion Financial | 13.72% | 9.52% | 1.48% |
Risk & Volatility
Stronghold Digital Mining has a beta of 2.99, indicating that its stock price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medallion Financial has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Stronghold Digital Mining and Medallion Financial”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stronghold Digital Mining | $74.97 million | 0.77 | -$71.40 million | ($3.70) | -0.91 |
| Medallion Financial | $262.36 million | 0.75 | $55.08 million | $1.69 | 5.05 |
Medallion Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Stronghold Digital Mining. Stronghold Digital Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medallion Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Stronghold Digital Mining beats Medallion Financial on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Stronghold Digital Mining
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc., a crypto asset mining company, focuses on Bitcoin mining in the United States. It operates in two segments, Energy Operations and Cryptocurrency Operations. It also owns and operates coal refuse power generation facilities; and provides environmental remediation and reclamation services. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Medallion Financial
Medallion Financial Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It operates in four segments: Recreation Lending, Home Improvement Lending, Commercial Lending, and Taxi Medallion Lending. The company offers loans that finance consumer purchases of recreational vehicles, boats, and other consumer recreational equipment; consumer financing for window, siding, and roof replacement, swimming pool installations, and other home improvement projects; senior and subordinated loans for the purchase of equipment and related assets necessary to open a new business, or purchase or improvement of an existing business; and taxi medallion loans to individuals and small to mid-size businesses. It also provides debt, mezzanine, and equity investment capital to companies in various commercial industries; and raises deposits and conducts other banking activities. Medallion Financial Corp. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in New York City, New York.
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