DFIN vs. MARA, LIF, LYFT, WPP, QBTS, WSC, HNGE, STNE, FTDR, and RELY
Should you be buying Donnelley Financial Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Donnelley Financial Solutions include Marathon Digital (MARA), Life360 (LIF), Lyft (LYFT), WPP (WPP), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), WillScot (WSC), Hinge Health (HNGE), StoneCo (STNE), Frontdoor (FTDR), and Remitly Global (RELY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Donnelley Financial Solutions vs. Its Competitors
Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Donnelley Financial Solutions has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 6.24, indicating that its share price is 524% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Marathon Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Donnelley Financial Solutions. Marathon Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donnelley Financial Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marathon Digital has a net margin of 85.02% compared to Donnelley Financial Solutions' net margin of 10.87%. Donnelley Financial Solutions' return on equity of 20.03% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.
In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 13 more articles in the media than Donnelley Financial Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Marathon Digital and 8 mentions for Donnelley Financial Solutions. Donnelley Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.75 indicating that Donnelley Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
93.8% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marathon Digital 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.
Donnelley Financial Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $71.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.56%. Marathon Digital has a consensus price target of $24.22, suggesting a potential upside of 46.67%. Given Marathon Digital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marathon Digital is more favorable than Donnelley Financial Solutions.
Summary
Donnelley Financial Solutions and Marathon Digital tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DFIN) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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