CNFinance (NYSE:CNF – Get Free Report) and Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares CNFinance and Digihost Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CNFinance | $1.11 billion | 0.06 | $23.26 million | $0.31 | 3.32 |
| Digihost Technology | $42.15 million | 1.27 | -$21.89 million | ($0.54) | -3.00 |
CNFinance has higher revenue and earnings than Digihost Technology. Digihost Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNFinance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CNFinance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Digihost Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Digihost Technology has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.32%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than CNFinance.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.8% of CNFinance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares CNFinance and Digihost Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CNFinance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Digihost Technology | -41.33% | -36.00% | -25.95% |
Risk and Volatility
CNFinance has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digihost Technology has a beta of 5.32, suggesting that its share price is 432% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CNFinance beats Digihost Technology on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CNFinance
CNFinance Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides home equity loan services in the People's Republic of China. It offers micro credit loan services for micro and small-enterprise owners; and loan lending agency services for financial institutions. The company provides bridge loan products, which are unsecured short-term loans to pay off borrowers' existing loans secured by real property. It operates approximately 87 branches and sub-branches in China. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
About Digihost Technology
Digihost Technology Inc. operates as a blockchain technology company in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Cryptocurrency Mining, Sales of Energy, and Colocation Services segments. It also mines for cryptocurrency; and supplies energy from power plants. Digihost Technology Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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