Reviewing Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) & Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP)

Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Gryphon Digital Mining and Burford Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gryphon Digital Mining	$6.84 million	3.97	-$11.58 million	N/A	N/A
Burford Capital	$1.09 billion	N/A	$610.52 million	$1.77	8.06

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Gryphon Digital Mining.

Volatility & Risk

Gryphon Digital Mining has a beta of 2.45, suggesting that its share price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gryphon Digital Mining and Burford Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gryphon Digital Mining	N/A	N/A	-160.27%
Burford Capital	45.81%	12.58%	6.75%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.2% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Burford Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gryphon Digital Mining and Burford Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gryphon Digital Mining	0	1	0	0	2.00
Burford Capital	0	0	3	0	3.00

Burford Capital has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.75%. Given Burford Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Gryphon Digital Mining.

Summary

Burford Capital beats Gryphon Digital Mining on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gryphon Digital Mining

Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. operates as a bitcoin mining company in the United States. It operates mining computers and ESG-led mining. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Burford Capital

Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Capital Provision, and Asset Management and Other Provision. The Capital Provision segment provides capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters directly and through investment in private funds; legal risk management services; lower risk legal finance business focusing on pre-settlement litigation matters with lower risk and lower expected returns; post-settlement finance; and complex strategies in which it acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced. The Asset Management and Other Services segment provides services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance. Burford Capital Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.