Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP – Get Free Report) and LM Funding America (NASDAQ:LMFA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
Gryphon Digital Mining has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LM Funding America has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Gryphon Digital Mining and LM Funding America’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gryphon Digital Mining | N/A | N/A | -133.06% |
| LM Funding America | -96.23% | -35.84% | -31.86% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gryphon Digital Mining | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| LM Funding America | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Gryphon Digital Mining and LM Funding America”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gryphon Digital Mining | $20.54 million | 4.69 | -$11.58 million | ($0.54) | -2.57 |
| LM Funding America | $16.99 million | 0.50 | -$15.94 million | ($5.10) | -0.33 |
Gryphon Digital Mining has higher revenue and earnings than LM Funding America. Gryphon Digital Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LM Funding America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
10.2% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of LM Funding America shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of LM Funding America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Gryphon Digital Mining beats LM Funding America on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gryphon Digital Mining
Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. operates as a bitcoin mining company in the United States. It operates mining computers and ESG-led mining. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About LM Funding America
LM Funding America, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency mining and specialty finance company. It operates through two segments, Specialty Finance and Mining Operations. The company also engages in Bitcoin mining operations; and provides funding to nonprofit community associations. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Tampa, Florida.
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