Comparing HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) & Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY)

Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.39, suggesting that its share price is 239% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hargreaves Lansdown and HIVE Digital Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Lansdown	$776.11 million	N/A	$287.92 million	N/A	N/A
HIVE Digital Technologies	$114.46 million	3.35	-$51.21 million	($0.14)	-20.36

Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than HIVE Digital Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hargreaves Lansdown and HIVE Digital Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hargreaves Lansdown	0	0	0	0	0.00
HIVE Digital Technologies	0	0	6	2	3.25

HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.42, indicating a potential upside of 160.23%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Hargreaves Lansdown.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HIVE Digital Technologies beats Hargreaves Lansdown on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown plc provides investment services for individuals and corporates in the United Kingdom and Poland. The company offers stocks and shares individual savings accounts (ISAs), fund and share accounts, and junior and lifetime ISAs. It also provides pension services, including self-invested personal pensions (SIPP), junior SIPPs, annuities, and drawdown; share dealing services; and fund dealing services. In addition, the company offers investment accounts; cash savings; accounts for children; and foreign currency exchange, retirement, and financial advisory services. Hargreaves Lansdown plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

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.