Critical Review: Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) vs. Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH)

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 8th, 2023

Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE – Get Rating) and Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Mercurity Fintech’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenidge Generation	$89.98 million	0.20	-$44.48 million	($6.46)	-0.06
Mercurity Fintech	$670,000.00	15.29	-$20.75 million	N/A	N/A

Mercurity Fintech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greenidge Generation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.9% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Mercurity Fintech shares are owned by institutional investors. 66.9% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Greenidge Generation and Mercurity Fintech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenidge Generation	-121.19%	-14.49%	-6.40%
Mercurity Fintech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Greenidge Generation and Mercurity Fintech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenidge Generation	1	0	1	0	2.00
Mercurity Fintech	0	0	0	0	N/A

Greenidge Generation currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 384.14%. Given Greenidge Generation’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Greenidge Generation is more favorable than Mercurity Fintech.

Volatility & Risk

Greenidge Generation has a beta of 3.33, meaning that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercurity Fintech has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Greenidge Generation beats Mercurity Fintech on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenidge Generation

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Greenidge Generation Holdings, Inc. owns and operates a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining and power generation facility. It engages in the mining of Bitcoin and contributes to the security and transactability of the Bitcoin ecosystem while concurrently meeting the power needs of homes and businesses. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered Fairfield, CT.

About Mercurity Fintech

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Mercurity Fintech Holding, Inc. engages in the provision of instant payment network platform. It designs, develops, creates, tests, installs, configures, integrates, and customizes fully operational software using blockchain technologies. The company was founded by Mao Dong Xu on July 13, 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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