Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM) & Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) Critical Contrast

Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:PWM) and Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Prestige Wealth and Cipher Mining’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
Cipher Mining	-20.32%	-6.78%	-5.69%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Prestige Wealth and Cipher Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prestige Wealth	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cipher Mining	0	1	6	0	2.86

Cipher Mining has a consensus price target of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.81%. Given Cipher Mining’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Prestige Wealth.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.7% of Prestige Wealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Prestige Wealth and Cipher Mining’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prestige Wealth	$350,000.00	26.61	-$1.04 million	N/A	N/A
Cipher Mining	$126.84 million	9.68	-$25.78 million	($0.10)	-41.40

Prestige Wealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cipher Mining.

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 Cipher Mining

Cipher Mining Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and operation of industrial scale bitcoin mining data centers in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Cipher Mining Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bitfury Holding B.V.