FlexShopper (NASDAQ:FPAY – Get Free Report) and Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.4% of FlexShopper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.2% of FlexShopper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for FlexShopper and Argo Blockchain, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FlexShopper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Argo Blockchain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Volatility & Risk
FlexShopper has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares FlexShopper and Argo Blockchain”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FlexShopper | $139.80 million | 0.00 | -$180,000.00 | ($0.23) | N/A |
| Argo Blockchain | $15.52 million | 2.70 | $5.08 million | ($117.39) | -0.03 |
Argo Blockchain has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FlexShopper. Argo Blockchain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FlexShopper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares FlexShopper and Argo Blockchain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FlexShopper | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Argo Blockchain | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
FlexShopper beats Argo Blockchain on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About FlexShopper
FlexShopper, Inc., a financial technology company, operates an e-commerce marketplace to shop electronics, home furnishings, and other durable goods on a lease-to-own (LTO) basis. The company offers consumer electronics; home appliances; computers, such as tablets and wearables; smartphones; tires; and jewelry and furniture, including accessories. It also provides payment options to consumers. The company offers its products under the LG, Samsung, Sony, TCL, Frigidaire, General Electric, Whirlpool, Apple, Asus, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Toshiba, Resident, Sealy, and Ashley brands. The company was formerly known as Anchor Funding Services, Inc. and changed its name to FlexShopper, Inc. in October 2013. FlexShopper, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
About Argo Blockchain
Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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