Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI – Get Free Report) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and HIVE Digital Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance | 65.01% | 11.94% | 8.59% |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | -47.89% | -19.81% | -17.54% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.67 |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.56 |
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.04%. HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus target price of $6.17, suggesting a potential upside of 182.87%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance.
Risk & Volatility
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.56, indicating that its stock price is 256% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and HIVE Digital Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance | $55.39 million | 4.51 | $36.01 million | $1.68 | 7.06 |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | $115.28 million | 4.93 | -$3.00 million | ($0.60) | -3.63 |
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats HIVE Digital Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate finance company in the United States. The company engages in originating, structuring, and investing in first mortgage loans and alternative structured financings secured by commercial real estate properties. Its portfolio primarily includes offers senior loans to state-licensed operators in the cannabis industry. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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.
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