Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM – Get Free Report) and MARA (NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Bitcoin Depot and MARA”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bitcoin Depot | $688.97 million | 0.17 | -$26.10 million | ($0.93) | -2.10 |
| MARA | $387.51 million | 18.88 | $261.17 million | $0.79 | 28.77 |
MARA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bitcoin Depot. Bitcoin Depot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bitcoin Depot | -2.28% | -488.33% | -15.15% |
| MARA | 27.48% | -8.40% | -6.92% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
9.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of MARA shares are held by institutional investors. 70.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MARA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Bitcoin Depot has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MARA has a beta of 5.63, meaning that its stock price is 463% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Bitcoin Depot and MARA, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bitcoin Depot | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| MARA | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.40 |
Bitcoin Depot currently has a consensus target price of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 88.03%. MARA has a consensus target price of $24.56, indicating a potential upside of 8.03%. Given Bitcoin Depot’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bitcoin Depot is more favorable than MARA.
Summary
MARA beats Bitcoin Depot on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bitcoin Depot
Bitcoin Depot Inc. owns and operates a network of cryptocurrency kiosks in North America. Its customers can buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, and ethereum cryptocurrencies using the BTM kiosk network and other services. The company also engages in the sale of cryptocurrency to consumers at a network of retail locations through its BDCheckout product offering, as well as its website through over-the-counter trade. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Bitcoin Depot Inc. is a subsidiary of BT Assets, Inc.
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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