Contrasting Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY) & HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE)

HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) and Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.46, suggesting that its stock price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and Hargreaves Lansdown’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HIVE Digital Technologies	-12.04%	-10.78%	-8.97%
Hargreaves Lansdown	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HIVE Digital Technologies and Hargreaves Lansdown”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HIVE Digital Technologies	$124.87 million	3.76	-$51.21 million	($0.14)	-23.93
Hargreaves Lansdown	$776.11 million	N/A	$287.92 million	N/A	N/A

Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than HIVE Digital Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for HIVE Digital Technologies and Hargreaves Lansdown, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HIVE Digital Technologies	0	0	6	2	3.25
Hargreaves Lansdown	0	0	0	0	0.00

HIVE Digital Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 121.39%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Hargreaves Lansdown.

Summary

HIVE Digital Technologies beats Hargreaves Lansdown on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HIVE Digital Technologies

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown plc provides investment services for individuals and corporates in the United Kingdom and Poland. The company offers stocks and shares individual savings accounts (ISAs), fund and share accounts, and junior and lifetime ISAs. It also provides pension services, including self-invested personal pensions (SIPP), junior SIPPs, annuities, and drawdown; share dealing services; and fund dealing services. In addition, the company offers investment accounts; cash savings; accounts for children; and foreign currency exchange, retirement, and financial advisory services. Hargreaves Lansdown plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.