Financial Contrast: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) and Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE)

Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) and Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Greenidge Generation has a beta of 3.12, suggesting that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vinci Compass Investments has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Greenidge Generation and Vinci Compass Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenidge Generation	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vinci Compass Investments	0	0	2	0	3.00

Vinci Compass Investments has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.00%. Given Vinci Compass Investments’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vinci Compass Investments is more favorable than Greenidge Generation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Vinci Compass Investments 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Vinci Compass Investments”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	$59.53 million	0.31	-$19.78 million	N/A	N/A
Vinci Compass Investments	$111.41 million	5.84	$21.92 million	$0.47	21.60

Vinci Compass Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Greenidge Generation.

Profitability

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Vinci Compass Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenidge Generation	-33.68%	N/A	-34.08%
Vinci Compass Investments	20.11%	14.21%	7.74%

Summary

Vinci Compass Investments beats Greenidge Generation on 11 of the 12 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 datacenter in New York, as well as hosts, powers, and provides technical support and other related services to bitcoin mining equipment owned by customers. It also owns and operates a 106 MW nameplate capacity power generation facility. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in Fairfield, Connecticut.

About Vinci Compass Investments

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. operates as an asset management firm in Brazil. The company focuses on private markets, liquid strategies, investment products and solutions, and retirement services. It offers private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, special situations, equities, hedge funds, and investment products and solutions comprising portfolio and management services. In addition, the company financial and strategic advisory services, focusing on IPO advisory and mergers and acquisition transactions to entrepreneurs, corporate senior management teams, and boards of directors. Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.