Financial Review: SHF (NASDAQ:SHFS) versus Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI)

Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI) and SHF (NASDAQ:SHFS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Digihost Technology and SHF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digihost Technology	-41.33%	-36.00%	-25.95%
SHF	36.34%	10.24%	5.66%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Digihost Technology and SHF”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Digihost Technology	$42.15 million	1.44	-$21.89 million	($0.54)	-3.41
SHF	$22.21 million	0.99	-$17.28 million	$0.17	2.33

SHF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Digihost Technology. Digihost Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SHF, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Digihost Technology has a beta of 5.25, suggesting that its stock price is 425% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SHF has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of SHF shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.5% of SHF shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Digihost Technology and SHF, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digihost Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00
SHF	0	0	0	0	0.00

Digihost Technology currently has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.87%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than SHF.

Summary

SHF beats Digihost Technology on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About SHF

SHF Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides access to banking, lending, and other financial services to financial institutions serving the cannabis industry. The company, through its proprietary platform, offers access to business checking and savings accounts, cash management accounts, savings and investment options, commercial lending, courier services, remote deposit services, automated clearing house payments and origination, and wire payments. Its services allow cannabis related businesses to obtain services from financial institutions that allow them to run their business with enhanced financial insight into their business and access to resources. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Golden, Colorado. SHF Holdings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Partner Colorado Credit Union.