Reviewing Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) and Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH)

Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) and Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Society Pass and Soluna, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Society Pass	1	1	1	1	2.50
Soluna	1	1	2	0	2.25

Society Pass presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 29,505.26%. Soluna has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 477.26%. Given Society Pass’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Society Pass is more favorable than Soluna.

Volatility & Risk

Society Pass has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soluna has a beta of 5.09, meaning that its stock price is 409% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Society Pass and Soluna”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Society Pass	$7.23 million	0.08	-$10.23 million	($2.43)	-0.03
Soluna	$29.72 million	4.31	-$53.41 million	($1.12)	-0.46

Society Pass has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Soluna. Soluna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Society Pass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.1% of Society Pass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of Soluna shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Society Pass shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Soluna shares are held by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Society Pass and Soluna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Society Pass	-145.99%	-343.41%	-39.70%
Soluna	-182.16%	-52.19%	-32.17%

Summary

Soluna beats Society Pass on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Society Pass

Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Soluna

Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.