Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFCA – Get Free Report) and Digihost Technology (NASDAQ:DGHI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Security National Financial and Digihost Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Security National Financial | 8.92% | 9.02% | 2.02% |
| Digihost Technology | -41.33% | -36.00% | -25.95% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
45.6% of Security National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Digihost Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of Security National Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Security National Financial | $331.06 million | 0.92 | $14.49 million | $1.23 | 10.20 |
| Digihost Technology | $42.15 million | 1.43 | -$21.89 million | ($0.54) | -3.39 |
Security National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Digihost Technology. Digihost Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Security National Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Security National Financial has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digihost Technology has a beta of 5.25, meaning that its stock price is 425% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Security National Financial and Digihost Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Security National Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Digihost Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Digihost Technology has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.61%. Given Digihost Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digihost Technology is more favorable than Security National Financial.
Summary
Security National Financial beats Digihost Technology on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Security National Financial
Security National Financial Corporation engages in the life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgage businesses. The company's Life Insurance segment is involved in selling and servicing lines of life insurance, annuity products, and accident and health insurance. It offers various life insurance products, including funeral plans and interest-sensitive life insurance, as well as other traditional life, accident, and health insurance products; annuity products comprising single and flexible premium deferred annuities, and immediate annuities; and diver's accident insurance policies. This segment also cedes and assumes various risks with various authorized unaffiliated reinsurers pursuant to reinsurance treaties. Its Cemetery and Mortuary segment operates eight mortuaries and five cemeteries in Utah; one cemetery in California; and four mortuaries and one cemetery in New Mexico. This segment also offers plots, interment vaults, mausoleum crypts, markers, caskets, urns, and other death care related products; and provides professional services of funeral directors, opening and closing of graves, use of chapels and viewing rooms, and use of automobiles and clothing. The company's Mortgages segment originates and underwrites residential and commercial loans for new construction, existing homes, and real estate projects primarily in Florida, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. It offers residential mortgage lending services to real estate brokers and builders, as well as directly with consumers. Security National Financial Corporation was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Digihost Technology
Digihost Technology Inc. operates as a blockchain technology company in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Cryptocurrency Mining, Sales of Energy, and Colocation Services segments. It also mines for cryptocurrency; and supplies energy from power plants. Digihost Technology Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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