NV5 Global (NVEE) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MARA or NVEE?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, MARA or NVEE?

Marathon Digital has a beta of 6.24, suggesting that its stock price is 524% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NV5 Global has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MARA or NVEE?

In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 17 more articles in the media than NV5 Global. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Marathon Digital and 3 mentions for NV5 Global. NV5 Global's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.55 indicating that NV5 Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Digital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NV5 Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MARA or NVEE?

Marathon Digital currently has a consensus price target of $24.22, suggesting a potential upside of 54.09%. NV5 Global has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.77%. Given Marathon Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

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%

Which has higher valuation & 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	8.87	$541.25M	$1.11	14.16
NV5 Global	$941.27M	1.61	$27.98M	$0.50	45.12

Summary

Marathon Digital beats NV5 Global on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.