CNFinance (NYSE:CNF – Get Free Report) and Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares CNFinance and Digihost Technology”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CNFinance | $1.11 billion | 0.08 | $23.26 million | $0.31 | 3.97 |
| Digihost Technology | $26.11 million | 3.49 | -$21.89 million | ($0.54) | -5.11 |
CNFinance has higher revenue and earnings than Digihost Technology. Digihost Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNFinance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CNFinance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Digihost Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Digihost Technology has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.42%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than CNFinance.
Profitability
This table compares CNFinance and Digihost Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CNFinance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Digihost Technology | -41.33% | -36.00% | -25.95% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 25.8% of CNFinance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
CNFinance has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digihost Technology has a beta of 5.32, indicating that its share price is 432% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CNFinance beats Digihost Technology on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CNFinance
CNFinance Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides home equity loan services in the People's Republic of China. It offers micro credit loan services for micro and small-enterprise owners; and loan lending agency services for financial institutions. The company provides bridge loan products, which are unsecured short-term loans to pay off borrowers' existing loans secured by real property. It operates approximately 87 branches and sub-branches in China. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
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.
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