HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE – Get Free Report) and Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ:PGY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and Pagaya Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | -12.04% | -10.78% | -8.97% |
| Pagaya Technologies | -18.48% | 1.01% | 0.47% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for HIVE Digital Technologies and Pagaya Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Pagaya Technologies | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.78 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of Pagaya Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.6% of Pagaya Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and Pagaya Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | $114.46 million | 4.96 | -$51.21 million | ($0.14) | -31.00 |
| Pagaya Technologies | $812.05 million | 0.94 | -$128.44 million | ($2.54) | -4.07 |
HIVE Digital Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pagaya Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pagaya Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.39, meaning that its share price is 239% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pagaya Technologies has a beta of 6.11, meaning that its share price is 511% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Pagaya Technologies beats HIVE Digital Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About HIVE Digital Technologies
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Pagaya Technologies
Pagaya Technologies Ltd., a product-focused technology company, deploys data science and proprietary artificial intelligence-powered technology for financial institutions and investors in the United States, Israel, the Cayman Islands, and internationally. The company develops and implements proprietary artificial intelligence technology and related software solutions to assist partners to originate loans and other assets. Its partners include high-growth financial technology companies, incumbent banks and financial institutions, auto finance providers, and residential real estate service providers. Pagaya Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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