Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI – Get Free Report) and MARA (NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Risk & Volatility
Digihost Technology has a beta of 5.25, indicating that its share price is 425% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MARA has a beta of 5.63, indicating that its share price is 463% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of MARA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Digihost Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| MARA | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.40 |
Digihost Technology presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.58%. MARA has a consensus price target of $24.56, indicating a potential upside of 8.75%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than MARA.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Digihost Technology and MARA”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Digihost Technology | $42.15 million | 1.49 | -$21.89 million | ($0.54) | -3.52 |
| MARA | $598.75 million | 12.14 | $261.17 million | $0.79 | 28.58 |
MARA has higher revenue and earnings than Digihost Technology. Digihost Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Digihost Technology and MARA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Digihost Technology | -41.33% | -36.00% | -25.95% |
| MARA | 27.48% | -8.40% | -6.92% |
Summary
MARA beats Digihost Technology on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Digihost Technology
Digihost Technology Inc. operates as a blockchain technology company in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Cryptocurrency Mining, Sales of Energy, and Colocation Services segments. It also mines for cryptocurrency; and supplies energy from power plants. Digihost Technology Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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