Plutus Financial Group (NASDAQ:PLUT) vs. HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) Head to Head Analysis

Plutus Financial Group (NASDAQ:PLUT) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) are both small-cap finance 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, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Plutus Financial Group and HIVE Digital Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plutus Financial Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
HIVE Digital Technologies	1	2	7	0	2.60

HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus price target of $7.44, indicating a potential upside of 236.85%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Plutus Financial Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Plutus Financial Group and HIVE Digital Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plutus Financial Group	$1.25 million	35.11	-$710,000.00	N/A	N/A
HIVE Digital Technologies	$115.28 million	4.81	-$3.00 million	($0.21)	-10.52

Plutus Financial Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Profitability

This table compares Plutus Financial Group and HIVE Digital Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plutus Financial Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
HIVE Digital Technologies	-16.18%	-14.15%	-12.55%

About Plutus Financial Group

The Mission of Plutus Group “Integrity, Persistence, Professionalism, Innovation and Vitality” are the five core values of Plutus Group. The Company takes “Integrity” as the foundation of our business, “Persistence” as everything customer-oriented, and it provide customers with “Professional” products and quality services. The Company’s business strategy is to practice “Innovation” and “Vigor” in service to its customers. The Company has a development vision is to become a leading Asian financial institution. The Company believes that its greatest responsibility is to create common good with society. The Company will continue to use its influence on financial markets to create a new paradigm. Plutus Group provides financial services through its primary Hong Kong operating subsidiaries, Plutus Securities and Plutus Asset Management. Plutus Securities is licensed with the SFC to carry out Type 1 (dealing in securities) regulated activities and mainly offers (i) securities dealings and brokerage services; (ii) margin financing services; and (iii) underwriting and placing services and is also an exchange participant of the HKEx. Plutus Asset Management is licensed with the SFC to carry out Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities in Hong Kong and mainly offers (i) asset management services and (ii) investment advisory services to our customers. Our team is familiar with the local and global financial markets and has extensive experience in investment and asset management. Through comprehensive training and our dedication to quality services, our team provides customers with comprehensive professional analysis and investment advice. The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 8/F, 80 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The Company’s registered office in the Cayman Islands is currently located at the office of Quality Corporate Services Ltd., Suite 102, Cannon Place, P.O. Box 712, North Sound Rd., George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9006 Cayman Islands, which may be changed from time to time at the discretion of directors. The Company’s agent for service of process in the United States is The Crone Law Group P.C., 500 Fifth Ave, Suite 938, New York, NY.

About HIVE Digital Technologies

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.