Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD) and Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) Financial Survey

Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD) and Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and Sphere 3D”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sphere 3D	$21.91 million	0.83	-$23.41 million	($1.85)	-0.47

Detwiler Fenton Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sphere 3D.

Profitability

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and Sphere 3D’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sphere 3D	-69.64%	-67.44%	-42.23%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.3% of Sphere 3D shares are held by institutional investors. 40.5% of Detwiler Fenton Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Sphere 3D shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Detwiler Fenton Group and Sphere 3D, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Detwiler Fenton Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sphere 3D	0	0	1	0	3.00

Sphere 3D has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 243.92%.

Summary

Detwiler Fenton Group beats Sphere 3D on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Detwiler Fenton Group

Detwiler Fenton Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to institutional and individual investors primarily in the United States. The company offers institutional channel research and wealth management/investment brokerage services to high net worth and other individuals. It also markets annuities and life insurance, health insurance, and long term care products, as well as mutual funds. The company, formerly known as Detwiler, Mitchell & Co., was founded in 1983 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Sphere 3D

Sphere 3D Corp. engages in the bitcoin mining business. It is involved with digital asset mining pool operators to provide computing power to the mining pools. The company is based in Stamford, Connecticut.