Analyzing MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) and BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT)

MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) and BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for MGT Capital Investments and BTC Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGT Capital Investments	0	0	0	0	0.00
BTC Digital	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.3% of BTC Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of MGT Capital Investments 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BTC Digital has a beta of 5.55, suggesting that its share price is 455% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares MGT Capital Investments and BTC Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGT Capital Investments	1,632.25%	-7.68%	-96.39%
BTC Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MGT Capital Investments and BTC Digital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MGT Capital Investments	$320,000.00	23.06	$5.52 million	N/A	N/A
BTC Digital	$11.68 million	1.03	-$1.99 million	($1.20)	-1.33

MGT Capital Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BTC Digital.

Summary

BTC Digital beats MGT Capital Investments on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MGT Capital Investments

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business in the United States. The company owns and manages a bitcoin mining facility in LaFayette, Georgia. It also leases space to third parties and self-mining operations; and provides hosting services for third-party owners of miners. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Georgia.

About BTC Digital

BTC Digital Ltd. a crypto asset technology company engages in bitcoin mining business. It is also involved in mining machines resale and rental business. The company was formerly known as Meten Holding Group Ltd. and changed its name to BTC Digital Ltd. in August 2023. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.