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DEFT vs. VRTS, RPC, BBDC, KBDC, and BTGO

Should you buy DeFi Technologies stock or one of its competitors? DeFi Technologies's main competitors and comparable companies include Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Ridgepost Capital (RPC), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC), and BTGO (BTGO). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does DeFi Technologies compare to Virtus Investment Partners?

Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

DeFi Technologies has a net margin of 39.65% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat DeFi Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virtus Investment Partners13.42% 21.56% 5.27%
DeFi Technologies 39.65%15.43%2.64%

In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 2 more articles in the media than DeFi Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 1 mentions for DeFi Technologies. DeFi Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.53 indicating that DeFi Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virtus Investment Partners Positive
DeFi Technologies Positive

Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DeFi Technologies has a beta of 4.06, suggesting that its stock price is 306% more volatile than the broader market.

Virtus Investment Partners presently has a consensus price target of $145.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.21%. DeFi Technologies has a consensus price target of $1.44, suggesting a potential upside of 142.45%. Given DeFi Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Virtus Investment Partners
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
DeFi Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DeFi Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Virtus Investment Partners$819.58M1.16$121.75M$17.558.19
DeFi Technologies$27.29M8.44$62.41M$0.069.88

Summary

Virtus Investment Partners and DeFi Technologies tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DeFi Technologies compare to Ridgepost Capital?

DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) and Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

DeFi Technologies has a net margin of 39.65% compared to Ridgepost Capital's net margin of 9.03%. Ridgepost Capital's return on equity of 21.02% beat DeFi Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DeFi Technologies39.65% 15.43% 2.64%
Ridgepost Capital 9.03%21.02%9.21%

In the previous week, Ridgepost Capital had 1 more articles in the media than DeFi Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ridgepost Capital and 1 mentions for DeFi Technologies. Ridgepost Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat DeFi Technologies' score of 0.97 indicating that Ridgepost Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DeFi Technologies Positive
Ridgepost Capital Very Positive

DeFi Technologies has a beta of 4.06, suggesting that its share price is 306% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ridgepost Capital has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

48.0% of Ridgepost Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Ridgepost Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

DeFi Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ridgepost Capital. DeFi Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ridgepost Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DeFi Technologies$27.29M8.44$62.41M$0.069.88
Ridgepost Capital$312.91M2.83$19.50M$0.2532.18

DeFi Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $1.44, indicating a potential upside of 142.45%. Ridgepost Capital has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.59%. Given DeFi Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than Ridgepost Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DeFi Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Ridgepost Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Ridgepost Capital beats DeFi Technologies on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DeFi Technologies compare to Barings Bdc?

DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) and Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies. DeFi Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barings Bdc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DeFi Technologies$27.29M8.44$62.41M$0.069.88
Barings Bdc$279.21M3.29$101.92M$0.8310.57

44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barings Bdc shares are held by 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.

DeFi Technologies has a beta of 4.06, suggesting that its share price is 306% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DeFi Technologies and DeFi Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. DeFi Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Barings Bdc's score of 0.00 indicating that DeFi Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DeFi Technologies Positive
Barings Bdc Neutral

DeFi Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $1.44, indicating a potential upside of 142.45%. Barings Bdc has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given DeFi Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than Barings Bdc.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DeFi Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Barings Bdc
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

DeFi Technologies has a net margin of 39.65% compared to Barings Bdc's net margin of 32.73%. DeFi Technologies' return on equity of 15.43% beat Barings Bdc's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DeFi Technologies39.65% 15.43% 2.64%
Barings Bdc 32.73%10.07%4.38%

Summary

DeFi Technologies beats Barings Bdc on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DeFi Technologies compare to Kayne Anderson BDC?

DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

DeFi Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $1.44, indicating a potential upside of 142.45%. Kayne Anderson BDC has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given DeFi Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than Kayne Anderson BDC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DeFi Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Kayne Anderson BDC
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

DeFi Technologies has a beta of 4.06, indicating that its share price is 306% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kayne Anderson BDC has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies. DeFi Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kayne Anderson BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DeFi Technologies$27.29M8.44$62.41M$0.069.88
Kayne Anderson BDC$84.89M10.13$93.71M$1.0911.95

In the previous week, Kayne Anderson BDC had 1 more articles in the media than DeFi Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kayne Anderson BDC and 1 mentions for DeFi Technologies. DeFi Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Kayne Anderson BDC's score of -0.99 indicating that DeFi Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DeFi Technologies Positive
Kayne Anderson BDC Negative

DeFi Technologies has a net margin of 39.65% compared to Kayne Anderson BDC's net margin of 31.54%. DeFi Technologies' return on equity of 15.43% beat Kayne Anderson BDC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DeFi Technologies39.65% 15.43% 2.64%
Kayne Anderson BDC 31.54%10.63%5.06%

Summary

DeFi Technologies and Kayne Anderson BDC tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DeFi Technologies compare to BTGO?

BTGO (NYSE:BTGO) and DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

DeFi Technologies has a net margin of 39.65% compared to BTGO's net margin of 0.00%. DeFi Technologies' return on equity of 15.43% beat BTGO's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BTGON/A N/A N/A
DeFi Technologies 39.65%15.43%2.64%

BTGO presently has a consensus price target of $12.77, suggesting a potential upside of 62.19%. DeFi Technologies has a consensus price target of $1.44, suggesting a potential upside of 142.45%. Given DeFi Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than BTGO.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BTGO
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
DeFi Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BTGO$20.07B0.05-$14.78M-$1.45N/A
DeFi Technologies$27.29M8.44$62.41M$0.069.88

In the previous week, BTGO had 6 more articles in the media than DeFi Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for BTGO and 1 mentions for DeFi Technologies. DeFi Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat BTGO's score of 0.23 indicating that DeFi Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BTGO Neutral
DeFi Technologies Positive

Summary

DeFi Technologies beats BTGO on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DEFT vs. The Competition

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MetricDeFi TechnologiesCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$223.83M$5.53B$14.10B$14.28B
Dividend YieldN/A7.50%5.95%11.70%
P/E Ratio9.8830.2825.5525.37
Price / Sales8.441,238.11512.34100.08
Price / Cash2.6947.9230.3034.96
Price / Book1.563.532.756.24
Net Income$62.41M$417.39M$1.32B$358.08M
7 Day Performance-4.57%-1.01%-0.59%-0.70%
1 Month Performance21.17%-2.05%-0.33%-2.76%
1 Year Performance-77.20%4.35%10.05%6.72%

DeFi Technologies Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DEFT
DeFi Technologies
3.8596 of 5 stars		$0.59
+2.8%		$1.44
+142.5%		-75.8%$223.83M$27.29M9.8826
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
2.787 of 5 stars		$157.95
+0.8%		$145.50
-7.9%		-27.4%$1.05B$819.58M9.35770
RPC
Ridgepost Capital
4.6013 of 5 stars		$8.55
+2.9%		$13.00
+52.0%		N/A$942.55M$297.35M34.20180
BBDC
Barings Bdc
2.9582 of 5 stars		$8.98
-1.4%		$9.75
+8.6%		-5.7%$940.30M$279.21M10.8226
KBDC
Kayne Anderson BDC
2.3939 of 5 stars		$13.49
-0.1%		$14.50
+7.5%		-13.7%$890.88M$235.82M12.38N/A

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