SHF (SHFS) Competitors

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SHFS vs. NLIT, CARV, BTCT, SOS, and ANY

Should you buy SHF stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SHF with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with SHF include Northern Lights Acquisition (NLIT), Carver Bancorp (CARV), BTC Digital (BTCT), SOS (SOS), and Sphere 3D (ANY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does SHF compare to Northern Lights Acquisition?

SHF (NASDAQ:SHFS) and Northern Lights Acquisition (NASDAQ:NLIT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SHF	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Northern Lights Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

29.2% of SHF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Northern Lights Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of SHF shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, SHF had 2 more articles in the media than Northern Lights Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SHF and 1 mentions for Northern Lights Acquisition. SHF's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Northern Lights Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that SHF is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SHF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Lights Acquisition	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Northern Lights Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SHF's net margin of -21.48%. Northern Lights Acquisition's return on equity of 69.39% beat SHF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SHF	-21.48%	N/A	-39.41%
Northern Lights Acquisition	N/A	69.39%	1.65%

Northern Lights Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SHF.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SHF	$7.67M	0.26	-$2.16M	-$0.64	N/A
Northern Lights Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$1.25M	N/A	N/A

Summary

SHF and Northern Lights Acquisition tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SHF compare to Carver Bancorp?

SHF (NASDAQ:SHFS) and Carver Bancorp (NASDAQ:CARV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

29.2% of SHF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.2% of Carver Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of SHF shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Carver Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, SHF had 2 more articles in the media than Carver Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SHF and 1 mentions for Carver Bancorp. Carver Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat SHF's score of 0.30 indicating that Carver Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SHF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Carver Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SHF	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Carver Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

SHF has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carver Bancorp has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market.

SHF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Carver Bancorp. Carver Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SHF, 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
SHF	$7.67M	0.26	-$2.16M	-$0.64	N/A
Carver Bancorp	$22.74M	0.46	-$13.74M	-$1.72	N/A

SHF has a net margin of -21.48% compared to Carver Bancorp's net margin of -34.89%. SHF's return on equity of 0.00% beat Carver Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SHF	-21.48%	N/A	-39.41%
Carver Bancorp	-34.89%	-171.55%	-1.82%

Summary

SHF beats Carver Bancorp on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SHF compare to BTC Digital?

SHF (NASDAQ:SHFS) and BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

BTC Digital has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SHF's net margin of -21.48%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SHF	-21.48%	N/A	-39.41%
BTC Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, SHF and SHF both had 3 articles in the media. BTC Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat SHF's score of 0.30 indicating that BTC Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SHF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BTC Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

29.2% of SHF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of BTC Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of SHF shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BTC Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BTC Digital has higher revenue and earnings than SHF. BTC Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SHF, 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
SHF	$7.67M	0.26	-$2.16M	-$0.64	N/A
BTC Digital	$14.04M	0.79	-$1.99M	-$1.20	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SHF	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
BTC Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

SHF has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BTC Digital has a beta of 5.49, suggesting that its stock price is 449% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

BTC Digital beats SHF on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SHF compare to SOS?

SOS (NYSE:SOS) and SHF (NASDAQ:SHFS) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SOS	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
SHF	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

SOS has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SHF's net margin of -21.48%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SOS	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHF	-21.48%	N/A	-39.41%

In the previous week, SHF had 3 more articles in the media than SOS. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SHF and 0 mentions for SOS. SHF's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat SOS's score of 0.00 indicating that SHF is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SOS	Neutral
SHF	Neutral

SHF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SOS.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SOS	$260.51M	0.03	-$13.60M	N/A	N/A
SHF	$7.67M	0.26	-$2.16M	-$0.64	N/A

1.9% of SOS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of SHF shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of SOS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of SHF shares are held by company 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.

SOS has a beta of 2.66, meaning that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SHF has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

SHF beats SOS on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SHF compare to Sphere 3D?

Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) and SHF (NASDAQ:SHFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

17.3% of Sphere 3D shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of SHF shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Sphere 3D shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of SHF shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Sphere 3D presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,134.57%. Given Sphere 3D's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sphere 3D is more favorable than SHF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sphere 3D	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SHF	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

SHF has a net margin of -21.48% compared to Sphere 3D's net margin of -192.13%. SHF's return on equity of 0.00% beat Sphere 3D's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sphere 3D	-192.13%	-84.26%	-78.39%
SHF	-21.48%	N/A	-39.41%

In the previous week, Sphere 3D had 1 more articles in the media than SHF. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sphere 3D and 3 mentions for SHF. Sphere 3D's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat SHF's score of 0.30 indicating that Sphere 3D is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sphere 3D	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SHF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Sphere 3D has a beta of 3.6, meaning that its share price is 260% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SHF has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

SHF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sphere 3D. SHF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sphere 3D, 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
Sphere 3D	$11.18M	0.82	-$21.48M	-$7.70	N/A
SHF	$7.67M	0.26	-$2.16M	-$0.64	N/A

Summary

Sphere 3D beats SHF on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

SHFS vs. The Competition

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Metric	SHF	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.97M	$7.06B	$13.45B	$12.37B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.76%	5.84%	5.35%
P/E Ratio	-0.68	90.09	23.18	25.63
Price / Sales	0.26	12.75	179.82	76.59
Price / Cash	N/A	74.26	20.45	56.33
Price / Book	0.23	2.66	2.15	6.97
Net Income	-$2.16M	$301.20M	$1.11B	$333.62M
7 Day Performance	-4.98%	0.26%	-0.70%	1.09%
1 Month Performance	-51.91%	2.90%	0.22%	3.08%
1 Year Performance	-79.98%	21.00%	10.83%	35.68%

SHF Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SHFS SHF	0.474 of 5 stars	$0.44 -0.2%	N/A	-80.5%	$1.97M	$7.67M	N/A	3	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest Increase
NLIT Northern Lights Acquisition	N/A	$0.82 +0.1%	N/A	-80.4%	$12.18M	N/A	N/A	3	News Coverage High Trading Volume
CARV Carver Bancorp	0.03 of 5 stars	$1.65 flat	N/A	+20.1%	$10.26M	$22.74M	N/A	110
BTCT BTC Digital	0.9346 of 5 stars	$1.24 -2.4%	N/A	-71.3%	$9.55M	$11.68M	N/A	16	News Coverage Negative News Earnings Report Gap Up
SOS SOS	0.0255 of 5 stars	$1.13 -1.7%	N/A	-81.5%	$7.81M	$231.42M	N/A	170

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SHFS vs. NLIT, CARV, BTCT, SOS, and ANY

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SHF (SHFS) Competitors

SHFS vs. NLIT, CARV, BTCT, SOS, and ANY

How does SHF compare to Northern Lights Acquisition?

Do analysts rate SHFS or NLIT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SHFS or NLIT?

Does the media prefer SHFS or NLIT?

Is SHFS or NLIT more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SHFS or NLIT?

Summary

How does SHF compare to Carver Bancorp?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SHFS or CARV?

Does the media refer more to SHFS or CARV?

Do analysts prefer SHFS or CARV?

Which has more risk and volatility, SHFS or CARV?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SHFS or CARV?

Is SHFS or CARV more profitable?

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How does SHF compare to BTC Digital?

Is SHFS or BTCT more profitable?

Does the media prefer SHFS or BTCT?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SHFS or BTCT?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SHFS or BTCT?

Do analysts recommend SHFS or BTCT?

Which has more risk & volatility, SHFS or BTCT?

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How does SHF compare to SOS?

Do analysts prefer SOS or SHFS?

Is SOS or SHFS more profitable?

Does the media prefer SOS or SHFS?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SOS or SHFS?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SOS or SHFS?

Which has more risk & volatility, SOS or SHFS?

Summary

How does SHF compare to Sphere 3D?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ANY or SHFS?

Do analysts prefer ANY or SHFS?

Is ANY or SHFS more profitable?

Does the media prefer ANY or SHFS?

Which has more volatility and risk, ANY or SHFS?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ANY or SHFS?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

SHFS vs. The Competition

SHF Competitors List

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