NV5 Global (NVEE) Competitors

Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) and NV5 Global (NASDAQ:NVEE) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MARA or NVEE?

Marathon Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NV5 Global. Marathon Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NV5 Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marathon Digital	$656.38M	9.06	$541.25M	$1.11	14.47
NV5 Global	$941.27M	1.61	$27.98M	$0.50	45.12

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MARA or NVEE?

44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of NV5 Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of NV5 Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MARA or NVEE more profitable?

Marathon Digital has a net margin of 85.02% compared to NV5 Global's net margin of 3.19%. NV5 Global's return on equity of 9.12% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marathon Digital	85.02%	-2.11%	-1.33%
NV5 Global	3.19%	9.12%	5.84%

Does the media favor MARA or NVEE?

In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 9 more articles in the media than NV5 Global. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Marathon Digital and 3 mentions for NV5 Global. Marathon Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat NV5 Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Marathon Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Digital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NV5 Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer MARA or NVEE?

Marathon Digital presently has a consensus target price of $24.22, indicating a potential upside of 50.82%. NV5 Global has a consensus target price of $25.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.77%. Given Marathon Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Marathon Digital is more favorable than NV5 Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marathon Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
NV5 Global	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has more risk and volatility, MARA or NVEE?

Marathon Digital has a beta of 6.35, meaning that its stock price is 535% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NV5 Global has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Marathon Digital beats NV5 Global on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.