Critical Contrast: Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) versus MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI)

Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) and MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Perella Weinberg Partners and MGT Capital Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perella Weinberg Partners	1	0	2	0	2.33
MGT Capital Investments	0	0	0	0	N/A

Perella Weinberg Partners presently has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than MGT Capital Investments.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perella Weinberg Partners	-7.74%	17.87%	7.47%
MGT Capital Investments	-1,888.47%	N/A	-598.61%

Risk & Volatility

Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 2.84, meaning that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MGT Capital Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Perella Weinberg Partners and MGT Capital Investments’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perella Weinberg Partners	$648.65 million	2.59	-$17.22 million	($1.86)	-9.60
MGT Capital Investments	$400,000.00	0.29	-$6.13 million	N/A	N/A

MGT Capital Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perella Weinberg Partners.

Summary

Perella Weinberg Partners beats MGT Capital Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About MGT Capital Investments

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business in the United States. It also leases space to other bitcoin miners; and provides hosting services for owners of mining equipment. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.