Reviewing Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) & Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY)

Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTSGet Free Report) and Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAYGet Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Abits Group and Runway Growth Finance, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Abits Group 0 0 0 0 0.00
Runway Growth Finance 0 6 2 0 2.25

Runway Growth Finance has a consensus target price of $11.79, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Given Runway Growth Finance’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Runway Growth Finance is more favorable than Abits Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Abits Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.6% of Runway Growth Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Abits Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Runway Growth Finance 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Abits Group and Runway Growth Finance”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Abits Group $1.68 million 13.54 -$12.59 million N/A N/A
Runway Growth Finance $164.21 million 2.35 $44.34 million $1.04 9.93

Runway Growth Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Abits Group.

Profitability

This table compares Abits Group and Runway Growth Finance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Abits Group N/A N/A N/A
Runway Growth Finance 27.05% 12.91% 6.33%

Risk & Volatility

Abits Group has a beta of 2.68, meaning that its stock price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Runway Growth Finance has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Runway Growth Finance beats Abits Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Abits Group

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Abits Group Inc. operates in the bitcoin mining business in the United States. The company was formerly known as Moxian (BVI) Inc and changed its name to Abits Group Inc. in November 2023. Abits Group Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

About Runway Growth Finance

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Runway Growth Finance Corp. is a business development company specializing investments in senior-secured loans to late stage and growth companies. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, life sciences, healthcare and information services, business services and select consumer services and products sectors. It prefers to investments in companies engaged in electronic equipment and instruments, systems software, hardware, storage and peripherals and specialized consumer services, application software, healthcare technology, internet software and services, data processing and outsourced services, internet retail, human resources and employment services, biotechnology, healthcare equipment and education services. It invests in senior secured loans between $10 million and $75 million.

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