Financial Contrast: Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM) & Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH)

Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) and Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by institutional investors. 62.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 70.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercurity Fintech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin Depot	-2.28%	-488.33%	-15.15%

Volatility & Risk

Mercurity Fintech has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its share price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitcoin Depot has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mercurity Fintech and Bitcoin Depot”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercurity Fintech	$716,863.00	520.17	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin Depot	$585.28 million	0.16	-$26.10 million	($0.93)	-1.70

Mercurity Fintech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitcoin Depot.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Mercurity Fintech and Bitcoin Depot, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercurity Fintech	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bitcoin Depot	0	0	2	1	3.33

Bitcoin Depot has a consensus price target of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 137.34%. Given Bitcoin Depot’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bitcoin Depot is more favorable than Mercurity Fintech.

Summary

Mercurity Fintech beats Bitcoin Depot on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mercurity Fintech

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. operates as a fintech company powered by blockchain. The company provides digital asset trading infrastructure solutions based on internet and blockchain technologies for cryptocurrency traders; and asset digitalization platform, which offers blockchain-based digitalization solutions for traditional assets, such as fiat currencies, bonds, and precious metals. It also offers cryptocurrency mining services that provides computing power to the mining pool; and digital consultation services, such as digital payment solutions, asset management, and online and traditional brokerage services. The company was formerly known as JMU Limited and changed its name to Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. in April 2020. Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Bitcoin Depot

Bitcoin Depot Inc. owns and operates a network of cryptocurrency kiosks in North America. Its customers can buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, and ethereum cryptocurrencies using the BTM kiosk network and other services. The company also engages in the sale of cryptocurrency to consumers at a network of retail locations through its BDCheckout product offering, as well as its website through over-the-counter trade. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Bitcoin Depot Inc. is a subsidiary of BT Assets, Inc.