StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) vs. Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) Critical Analysis

Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) and StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Greenidge Generation and StoneX Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenidge Generation	1	0	0	0	1.00
StoneX Group	0	0	3	1	3.25

StoneX Group has a consensus target price of $122.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.84%. Given StoneX Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StoneX Group is more favorable than Greenidge Generation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of StoneX Group shares are held by institutional investors. 27.8% of Greenidge Generation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of StoneX Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Greenidge Generation and StoneX Group”s gross 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	0.35	-$19.78 million	$0.08	16.25
StoneX Group	$132.38 billion	0.05	$305.90 million	$6.70	19.55

StoneX Group has higher revenue and earnings than Greenidge Generation. Greenidge Generation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StoneX Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Greenidge Generation and StoneX Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenidge Generation	-2.62%	N/A	-2.90%
StoneX Group	0.25%	16.43%	0.91%

Risk & Volatility

Greenidge Generation has a beta of 3.23, indicating that its share price is 223% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneX Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

StoneX Group beats Greenidge Generation on 12 of the 15 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 StoneX Group

StoneX Group Inc. operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services. The Institutional segment offers equity trading services to institutional clients; clearing and execution services in futures exchanges; brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; and OTC products, as well as originates, structures, and places debt instruments in capital markets. This segment also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, as well as engages in asset management business. The Retail segment provides trading services and solutions in the global financial markets, including spot foreign exchange, precious metals trading, and contracts for differences; and wealth management services, as well as offers physical gold and other precious metals in various forms and denominations through Stonexbullion.com. The Global Payments segment provides customized payment, technology, and treasury services to banks and commercial businesses, charities, and non-governmental and government organizations; and pricing and payments services. The company was formerly known as INTL FCStone Inc. and changed its name to StoneX Group Inc. in July 2020. StoneX Group Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.