Analyzing Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM) and Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM)

Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM) and Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Prestige Wealth has a beta of 4.2, indicating that its stock price is 320% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitcoin Depot has a beta of -0.34, indicating that its stock price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Prestige Wealth and Bitcoin Depot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prestige Wealth	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin Depot	-3.10%	-307.37%	-22.72%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

7.7% of Prestige Wealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Bitcoin Depot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Prestige Wealth and Bitcoin Depot, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prestige Wealth	0	0	0	0	N/A
Bitcoin Depot	0	1	2	0	2.67

Bitcoin Depot has a consensus target price of $3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 139.65%. Given Bitcoin Depot’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bitcoin Depot is more favorable than Prestige Wealth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Prestige Wealth and Bitcoin Depot”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prestige Wealth	$348,528.00	20.01	-$1.04 million	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin Depot	$629.50 million	0.14	-$26.10 million	($1.87)	-0.82

Prestige Wealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitcoin Depot.

Summary

Prestige Wealth beats Bitcoin Depot on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prestige Wealth

Prestige Wealth Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides wealth management and asset management services. It assists its clients in identifying and purchasing wealth and asset management products. The company offers its services primarily for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, including business owners, executives, heirs of rich families, and other affluent individuals in Asia primarily in the mainland China or Hong Kong. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. Prestige Wealth Inc. is a subsidiary of Prestige Financial Holdings Group Limited.

About Bitcoin Depot

Bitcoin Depot Inc. owns and operates a network of cryptocurrency kiosks in North America. Its customers can buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, and ethereum cryptocurrencies using the BTM kiosk network and other services. The company also engages in the sale of cryptocurrency to consumers at a network of retail locations through its BDCheckout product offering, as well as its website through over-the-counter trade. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Bitcoin Depot Inc. is a subsidiary of BT Assets, Inc.