Head to Head Review: Mill City Ventures III (NASDAQ:MCVT) versus Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO)

Mill City Ventures III (NASDAQ:MCVT) and Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mill City Ventures III and Eightco’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mill City Ventures III	$4.20 million	4.66	$110,000.00	N/A	N/A
Eightco	$57.19 million	0.03	-$47.26 million	N/A	N/A

Mill City Ventures III has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eightco.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Mill City Ventures III and Eightco, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mill City Ventures III	0	0	0	0	N/A
Eightco	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Mill City Ventures III and Eightco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mill City Ventures III	-39.37%	-6.67%	-6.13%
Eightco	-177.63%	-726.67%	-107.14%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.1% of Mill City Ventures III shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.2% of Eightco shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Mill City Ventures III shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Eightco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mill City Ventures III beats Eightco on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mill City Ventures III

Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. is a principal investment firm specializing investments in debt and equity securities of public and private companies to fund their operations whether its start-up, acquisition, or growth. It primarily focuses on investing in, lending to, and making managerial assistance available to privately held and publicly traded companies. The firm also advises its portfolio companies with regard to finance and operations. It was formerly known as Poker Magic, Inc. Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. was founded in January, 2006 and is based in Wayzata, Minnesota.

About Eightco

Eightco Holdings Inc. provides funding solutions for e-commerce businesses in North America and Europe. The company operates in two segments, Inventory Management Solutions and Corrugated. It also manufactures and sells custom packaging solutions for a various product; and provides and resells bitcoin mining equipment and co-location services. The company was formerly known as Cryptyde, Inc. and changed its name to Eightco Holdings Inc. in April 2023. Eightco Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida.