Reviewing Orion Digital (NASDAQ:ORIO) and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT)

Orion Digital (NASDAQ:ORIO) and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Orion Digital and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Digital	-3.57%	9.62%	4.09%
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Orion Digital and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Digital	1	1	0	0	1.50
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.8% of Orion Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Orion Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Orion Digital has a beta of 2.48, meaning that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Orion Digital and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orion Digital	$68.62 million	0.34	-$6.11 million	($0.08)	-12.25
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Digital.

Summary

Orion Digital beats iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orion Digital

Mogo Inc. operates as a financial technology company in Canada and internationally. The company provides digital solutions to the consumers to get in control of their financial health. It offers Mogo app to access a digital spending account with Mogo Visa Platinum Prepaid Card; MogoCrypto that enables the buying and selling of bitcoin; MogoProtect, a free ID fraud protection and monthly credit score monitoring; MogoMortgage, a digital mortgage experience; and MogoMoney that provides access to personal loans. The company also offers Mogo Trade, a free stock trading platform with real-time stock quotes and funding; and Mogo Ventures to manage its existing investments in strategic partners and companies. In addition, it operates Carta, a digital payments software platform that enable financial technology companies, banks, and corporations to issue payment products to consumers via multiple channels, including physical, virtual, and tokenized cards, as well as payment switching and routing services. Mogo Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

The IShares Bitcoin Trust Registered (IBIT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long btc, short usd currency. The fund is a passively managed fund that seeks to track the spot price of Bitcoin. IBIT was launched on Jan 5, 2024 and is issued by BlackRock.