Critical Survey: Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) versus BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT)

Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) and BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Perella Weinberg Partners and BTC Digital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perella Weinberg Partners	$878.04 million	2.07	-$64.73 million	($1.58)	-13.06
BTC Digital	$8.48 million	1.71	-$2.82 million	N/A	N/A

BTC Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perella Weinberg Partners.

Risk & Volatility

Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BTC Digital has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Perella Weinberg Partners and BTC Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perella Weinberg Partners	-7.37%	-72.27%	12.92%
BTC Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of BTC Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of BTC Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Perella Weinberg Partners and BTC Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perella Weinberg Partners	0	0	2	0	3.00
BTC Digital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Perella Weinberg Partners presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.30%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than BTC Digital.

Summary

Perella Weinberg Partners beats BTC Digital on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners, an independent investment banking company, provides strategic and financial advice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers advisory services related to strategic and financial decisions, mergers and acquisition execution, shareholder and defense advisory, and financing and capital solutions advice with resources focused on restructuring, liability management, and capital markets advisory, as well as underwriting and research services primarily for the energy and related industries. It serves public multinational corporations, mid-sized public and private companies, financial sponsors, individual entrepreneurs, private and institutional investors, creditor committees, and government institutions in consumer and retail; energy and energy transition; financial services and FinTech; healthcare; industrials and infrastructure; and technology, telecommunication, and media industries. Perella Weinberg Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.