MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) Head to Head Survey

MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MARA and Perella Weinberg Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MARA	$387.51 million	17.50	$261.17 million	$0.79	26.67
Perella Weinberg Partners	$865.05 million	2.51	-$17.22 million	($2.37)	-10.65

MARA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Perella Weinberg Partners. Perella Weinberg Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of MARA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for MARA and Perella Weinberg Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MARA	1	3	4	0	2.38
Perella Weinberg Partners	1	0	2	0	2.33

MARA presently has a consensus target price of $21.57, suggesting a potential upside of 2.38%. Perella Weinberg Partners has a consensus target price of $18.83, suggesting a potential downside of 25.41%. Given MARA’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MARA is more favorable than Perella Weinberg Partners.

Profitability

This table compares MARA and Perella Weinberg Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MARA	27.48%	-8.40%	-6.92%
Perella Weinberg Partners	-11.09%	-295.65%	10.18%

Volatility and Risk

MARA has a beta of 5.52, suggesting that its share price is 452% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MARA beats Perella Weinberg Partners on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MARA

MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners, an independent investment banking company, provides strategic and financial advice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers advisory services related to strategic and financial decisions, mergers and acquisition execution, shareholder and defense advisory, and financing and capital solutions advice with resources focused on restructuring, liability management, and capital markets advisory, as well as underwriting and research services primarily for the energy and related industries. It serves public multinational corporations, mid-sized public and private companies, financial sponsors, individual entrepreneurs, private and institutional investors, creditor committees, and government institutions in consumer and retail; energy and energy transition; financial services and FinTech; healthcare; industrials and infrastructure; and technology, telecommunication, and media industries. Perella Weinberg Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.