Critical Contrast: Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI) and Griid Infrastructure (NASDAQ:GRDI)

Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI) and Griid Infrastructure (NASDAQ:GRDI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Digihost Technology and Griid Infrastructure”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Digihost Technology	$26.11 million	2.33	-$21.89 million	($0.54)	-3.41
Griid Infrastructure	$19.62 million	0.44	-$18.66 million	N/A	N/A

Griid Infrastructure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Digihost Technology.

Risk and Volatility

Digihost Technology has a beta of 5.25, indicating that its share price is 425% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Griid Infrastructure has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Digihost Technology and Griid Infrastructure, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digihost Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00
Griid Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	0.00

Digihost Technology presently has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.87%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than Griid Infrastructure.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Griid Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Griid Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Digihost Technology and Griid Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digihost Technology	-41.33%	-36.00%	-25.95%
Griid Infrastructure	N/A	-44.60%	51.28%

Summary

Digihost Technology beats Griid Infrastructure on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Digihost Technology

Digihost Technology Inc. operates as a blockchain technology company in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Cryptocurrency Mining, Sales of Energy, and Colocation Services segments. It also mines for cryptocurrency; and supplies energy from power plants. Digihost Technology Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Griid Infrastructure

Griid Infrastructure Inc. operates as a vertically integrated bitcoin mining company in North America. The company owns and operates a portfolio of energy infrastructure and data centers. It also engages in bitcoin mining operation, which operates specialized computers that generate cryptocurrency. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.