Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK – Get Free Report) and loanDepot (NYSE:LDI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of loanDepot shares are owned by institutional investors. 83.0% of loanDepot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Argo Blockchain and loanDepot, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Argo Blockchain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| loanDepot | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Argo Blockchain and loanDepot”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Argo Blockchain | $50.56 million | 1.42 | -$35.03 million | ($0.72) | -1.57 |
| loanDepot | $974.02 million | 0.81 | -$110.14 million | ($0.52) | -4.63 |
Argo Blockchain has higher earnings, but lower revenue than loanDepot. loanDepot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argo Blockchain, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Argo Blockchain and loanDepot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Argo Blockchain | -92.08% | -4,172.69% | -59.43% |
| loanDepot | -8.95% | -14.66% | -1.49% |
Risk and Volatility
Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, loanDepot has a beta of 3.46, meaning that its stock price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
loanDepot beats Argo Blockchain on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Argo Blockchain
Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
About loanDepot
loanDepot, Inc. engages in originating, financing, selling, and servicing residential mortgage loans in the United States. The company offers conventional agency-conforming and prime jumbo, federal assistance residential mortgage, and home equity loans. It also provides settlement services, which include captive title and escrow business; real estate services that cover captive real estate referral business; and insurance services, including services to homeowners, as well as other consumer insurance policies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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