Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH – Get Free Report) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Soluna and Burford Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Soluna | -77.32% | -43.44% | -24.06% |
| Burford Capital | 34.81% | 8.14% | 4.33% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Soluna and Burford Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Soluna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Burford Capital | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.4% of Soluna shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Burford Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Soluna has a beta of 2.93, indicating that its share price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Soluna and Burford Capital”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Soluna | $38.14 million | 0.90 | -$29.20 million | ($17.67) | -0.24 |
| Burford Capital | $1.09 billion | N/A | $610.52 million | $1.16 | 11.50 |
Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Soluna. Soluna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Burford Capital beats Soluna on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Soluna
Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Capital Provision, and Asset Management and Other Provision. The Capital Provision segment provides capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters directly and through investment in private funds; legal risk management services; lower risk legal finance business focusing on pre-settlement litigation matters with lower risk and lower expected returns; post-settlement finance; and complex strategies in which it acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced. The Asset Management and Other Services segment provides services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance. Burford Capital Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.
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