HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) & Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) Critical Survey

Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Mercurity Fintech has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its stock price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.4, indicating that its stock price is 240% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Mercurity Fintech and HIVE Digital Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercurity Fintech	N/A	N/A	N/A
HIVE Digital Technologies	-12.04%	-10.78%	-8.97%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Mercurity Fintech and HIVE Digital Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercurity Fintech	0	0	0	0	0.00
HIVE Digital Technologies	0	0	5	1	3.17

HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.40, suggesting a potential upside of 87.82%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Mercurity Fintech.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mercurity Fintech and HIVE Digital Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercurity Fintech	$450,000.00	881.21	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A
HIVE Digital Technologies	$124.87 million	4.17	-$51.21 million	($0.14)	-28.14

Mercurity Fintech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies.

Summary

Mercurity Fintech beats HIVE Digital Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mercurity Fintech

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. operates as a fintech company powered by blockchain. The company provides digital asset trading infrastructure solutions based on internet and blockchain technologies for cryptocurrency traders; and asset digitalization platform, which offers blockchain-based digitalization solutions for traditional assets, such as fiat currencies, bonds, and precious metals. It also offers cryptocurrency mining services that provides computing power to the mining pool; and digital consultation services, such as digital payment solutions, asset management, and online and traditional brokerage services. The company was formerly known as JMU Limited and changed its name to Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. in April 2020. Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About HIVE Digital Technologies

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.