Eightco (NASDAQ:ORBS – Get Free Report) and Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.9% of Eightco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.0% of Essent Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Eightco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Essent Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Eightco and Essent Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Eightco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Essent Group | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
Essent Group has a consensus price target of $71.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.52%. Given Essent Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Essent Group is more favorable than Eightco.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Eightco and Essent Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Eightco | $32.98 million | 10.00 | -$262.01 million | ($0.22) | -3.49 |
| Essent Group | $1.26 billion | 4.55 | $689.97 million | $7.17 | 8.90 |
Essent Group has higher revenue and earnings than Eightco. Eightco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essent Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Eightco has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essent Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Eightco and Essent Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Eightco | -1,260.96% | -78.14% | -74.31% |
| Essent Group | 51.45% | 11.91% | 9.09% |
Summary
Essent Group beats Eightco on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Eightco
Eightco Holdings Inc. provides bitcoin mining equipment and co-location services. It also manufactures and sells container boards, corrugated products, and specialty paper products in North America. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida.
About Essent Group
Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services, as well as risk management products and title insurance and settlement services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. Essent Group Ltd. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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