Bakkt (BKKT) Competitors

SmartFinancial (NASDAQ:SMBK) and Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMBK or BKKT?

SmartFinancial received 185 more outperform votes than Bakkt when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.96% of users gave SmartFinancial an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Bakkt an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SmartFinancial	Outperform Votes 193 57.96%	Underperform Votes 140 42.04%
Bakkt	Outperform Votes 8 40.00%	Underperform Votes 12 60.00%

Does the media favor SMBK or BKKT?

In the previous week, Bakkt had 12 more articles in the media than SmartFinancial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Bakkt and 1 mentions for SmartFinancial. SmartFinancial's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Bakkt's score of 0.16 indicating that SmartFinancial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SmartFinancial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bakkt	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SMBK or BKKT?

SmartFinancial presently has a consensus price target of $33.70, indicating a potential upside of 10.70%. Given SmartFinancial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SmartFinancial is more favorable than Bakkt.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SmartFinancial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Bakkt	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SMBK or BKKT?

SmartFinancial has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkt has a beta of 5.43, suggesting that its share price is 443% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SMBK or BKKT?

SmartFinancial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bakkt. Bakkt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SmartFinancial, 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
SmartFinancial	$178.24M	2.91	$36.14M	$2.26	13.47
Bakkt	$3.49B	0.04	-$74.85M	-$7.93	-1.32

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SMBK or BKKT?

58.8% of SmartFinancial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Bakkt shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of SmartFinancial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Bakkt shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SMBK or BKKT more profitable?

SmartFinancial has a net margin of 12.67% compared to Bakkt's net margin of -2.84%. SmartFinancial's return on equity of 7.33% beat Bakkt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SmartFinancial	12.67%	7.33%	0.71%
Bakkt	-2.84%	-62.65%	-5.94%

Summary

SmartFinancial beats Bakkt on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.