Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) vs. Stem (NYSE:STEM) Head-To-Head Comparison

Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) and Stem (NYSE:STEM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mawson Infrastructure Group and Stem”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mawson Infrastructure Group	$59.26 million	0.14	-$46.13 million	($1.30)	-0.31
Stem	$144.58 million	0.88	-$854.01 million	($28.99)	-0.52

Mawson Infrastructure Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stem. Stem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mawson Infrastructure Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Mawson Infrastructure Group and Stem’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mawson Infrastructure Group	-49.44%	-1,083.93%	-43.09%
Stem	-14.04%	N/A	-21.90%

Volatility & Risk

Mawson Infrastructure Group has a beta of 3.88, meaning that its stock price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stem has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.9% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Stem shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Stem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Mawson Infrastructure Group and Stem, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mawson Infrastructure Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Stem	0	7	0	0	2.00

Stem has a consensus target price of $10.86, suggesting a potential downside of 28.36%. Given Stem’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stem is more favorable than Mawson Infrastructure Group.

Summary

Stem beats Mawson Infrastructure Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mawson Infrastructure Group

Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. develops and operates digital infrastructure for digital currency on the bitcoin blockchain network in the United States. It engages in digital currency or bitcoin self-mining, customer co-location and related services, and energy markets, as well as operates data center facilities. The company is based in Midland, Pennsylvania.

About Stem

Stem, Inc. operates as a digitally connected, intelligent, and renewable energy storage network provider worldwide. The company offers energy storage hardware sourced from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); edge hardware to aid in the collection of site data and real-time operation and control of the site and other optional equipment; and Athena, a software platform, which offers battery hardware and software-enabled services to operate the energy storage systems. It serves commercial and industrial enterprises, independent power producers, renewable project developers, and utilities and grid operators. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.