Lufax (NYSE:LU) vs. Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) Head-To-Head Contrast

Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) and Lufax (NYSE:LU) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Lufax’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenidge Generation	$70.39 million	0.39	-$29.51 million	($37.93)	-0.07
Lufax	$4.82 billion	0.54	$125.31 million	($0.14)	-32.35

Lufax has higher revenue and earnings than Greenidge Generation. Lufax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenidge Generation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Lufax’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenidge Generation	-41.92%	N/A	-27.21%
Lufax	-2.17%	-0.72%	-0.27%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Lufax shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Greenidge Generation has a beta of 3.35, indicating that its share price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lufax has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Greenidge Generation and Lufax, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenidge Generation	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lufax	1	3	2	0	2.17

Lufax has a consensus target price of $6.91, indicating a potential upside of 52.63%. Given Lufax’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lufax is more favorable than Greenidge Generation.

Summary

Lufax beats Greenidge Generation on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenidge Generation

Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. operates as an integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company. The company owns and operates cryptocurrency datacenters in New York and South Carolina. It also owns and operates a 106 MW nameplate natural gas power generation facility. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Dresden, New York.

About Lufax

Lufax Holding Ltd operates a technology-empowered personal financial services platform in China. The company offers loan products, including unsecured loans and secured loans, as well as consumer finance loans. It also provides wealth management platforms, such as Lufax (Lu.com), Lu International (Singapore), and Lu International (Hong Kong) to the middle class and affluent investors to invest in products and portfolios; retail credit facilitation services platform that offers small business owners with lending solutions; and technology empowerment solutions for financial institutions. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.