Eightco (NASDAQ:ORBS – Get Free Report) and Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
12.9% of Eightco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Eightco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fiserv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Eightco and Fiserv”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Eightco | $25.12 million | 12.87 | -$262.01 million | ($0.22) | -3.42 |
| Fiserv | $21.19 billion | 1.20 | $3.48 billion | $5.21 | 9.21 |
Fiserv has higher revenue and earnings than Eightco. Eightco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiserv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Eightco has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Eightco and Fiserv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Eightco | -1,260.96% | -78.14% | -74.31% |
| Fiserv | 13.42% | 15.80% | 5.12% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Eightco and Fiserv, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Eightco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Fiserv | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fiserv has a consensus price target of $66.48, suggesting a potential upside of 38.48%. Given Fiserv’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fiserv is more favorable than Eightco.
Summary
Fiserv beats Eightco on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Eightco
Eightco Holdings Inc. provides bitcoin mining equipment and co-location services. It also manufactures and sells container boards, corrugated products, and specialty paper products in North America. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida.
About Fiserv
Fiserv, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments. The Merchant Acceptance segment provides merchant acquiring and digital commerce services; mobile payment services; security and fraud protection products; Clover, a cloud based POS and integrated commerce operating system for small and mid-sized businesses and independent software vendors; and Carat, an integrated operating system for large businesses. This segment distributes through various channels, including direct sales teams, strategic partnerships with agent sales forces, independent software vendors, financial institutions, and other strategic partners in the form of joint venture alliances, revenue sharing alliances, and referral agreement. The Financial Technology segment offers customer deposit and loan accounts, as well as manages an institution's general ledger and central information files. This segment also provides digital banking, financial and risk management, professional services and consulting, check processing, and other products and services. The Payments and Network segment offers card transactions, such as debit, credit, and prepaid card processing and services; funds access, debit payments, cardless ATM access, and surcharge-free ATM network; security and fraud protection products; card production; print services; and various network services, as well as non-card digital payment software and services, including bill payment, account-to-account transfers, person-to-person payments, electronic billing, and security and fraud protection products. It serves merchants, banks, credit unions, other financial institutions, and corporate clients. Fiserv, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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