Head-To-Head Survey: North American Palladium (OTCMKTS:PALDF) & DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF)

DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF) and North American Palladium (OTCMKTS:PALDF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DeFi Technologies and North American Palladium”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DeFi Technologies	$7.67 million	169.46	-$15.03 million	$0.17	23.43
North American Palladium	$306.17 million	2.88	$91.96 million	N/A	N/A

North American Palladium has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares DeFi Technologies and North American Palladium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DeFi Technologies	N/A	184.49%	13.66%
North American Palladium	35.18%	24.49%	20.79%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for DeFi Technologies and North American Palladium, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DeFi Technologies	0	0	2	0	3.00
North American Palladium	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

DeFi Technologies beats North American Palladium on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops and lists exchange traded products in Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The company provides asset management services, such as investment vehicles, indirect exposure to underlying cryptocurrencies, digital asset indexes, and other decentralized finance instruments. It also participates in decentralized blockchain networks by processing data transactions that contribute to network security and stability, governance, and transaction validation. In addition, the company invests in decentralized finance companies in early-stage ventures. Further, it offers node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security, and transaction validation for their networks. The company was formerly known as Valour Inc. and changed its name to DeFi Technologies Inc. in July 2023. DeFi Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About North American Palladium

North American Palladium Ltd. produces precious metals in Canada. It explores for palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and other metals. It primarily holds interest in the Lac des Iles mine that is located to the northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.