Beneficient (BENF) Competitors

Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) and Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, SLNH or BENF?

Soluna has a beta of 3.68, indicating that its stock price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beneficient has a beta of -0.55, indicating that its stock price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SLNH or BENF more profitable?

Beneficient has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Soluna's net margin of -222.81%. Beneficient's return on equity of 0.00% beat Soluna's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Soluna	-222.81%	-175.99%	-67.69%
Beneficient	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer SLNH or BENF?

In the previous week, Soluna had 4 more articles in the media than Beneficient. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Soluna and 3 mentions for Beneficient. Soluna's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Beneficient's score of 0.29 indicating that Soluna is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Soluna	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beneficient	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SLNH or BENF?

Beneficient has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Soluna.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Soluna	$38.02M	0.25	-$63.33M	-$11.29	-0.05
Beneficient	-$20.08M	-0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SLNH or BENF?

23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Beneficient shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Soluna shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Beneficient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SLNH or BENF?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Soluna	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Beneficient	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Soluna beats Beneficient on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.