Critical Review: Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) versus Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM)

Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) and Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Prestige Wealth shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Argo Blockchain and Prestige Wealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argo Blockchain	-92.08%	-4,172.69%	-59.43%
Prestige Wealth	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Argo Blockchain and Prestige Wealth, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argo Blockchain	0	2	0	0	2.00
Prestige Wealth	0	0	0	0	0.00

Argo Blockchain currently has a consensus target price of $1.45, indicating a potential upside of 23.93%. Given Argo Blockchain’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Argo Blockchain is more favorable than Prestige Wealth.

Volatility and Risk

Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prestige Wealth has a beta of 3.7, suggesting that its stock price is 270% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Argo Blockchain and Prestige Wealth”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Argo Blockchain	$60.03 million	1.24	-$35.03 million	($0.72)	-1.63
Prestige Wealth	$348,528.00	27.63	-$1.04 million	N/A	N/A

Prestige Wealth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Argo Blockchain.

Summary

Prestige Wealth beats Argo Blockchain on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Argo Blockchain

Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Prestige Wealth

Prestige Wealth Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides wealth management and asset management services. It assists its clients in identifying and purchasing wealth and asset management products. The company offers its services primarily for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, including business owners, executives, heirs of rich families, and other affluent individuals in Asia primarily in the mainland China or Hong Kong. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. Prestige Wealth Inc. is a subsidiary of Prestige Financial Holdings Group Limited.