Eightco (OCTO) Competitors

Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO) and Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts rate OCTO or ANY?

Sphere 3D has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 417.33%. Given Sphere 3D's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sphere 3D is more favorable than Eightco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eightco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sphere 3D	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to OCTO or ANY?

In the previous week, Sphere 3D had 2 more articles in the media than Eightco. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sphere 3D and 3 mentions for Eightco. Sphere 3D's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Eightco's score of 0.05 indicating that Sphere 3D is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eightco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sphere 3D	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is OCTO or ANY more profitable?

Eightco has a net margin of -9.09% compared to Sphere 3D's net margin of -131.43%. Sphere 3D's return on equity of -47.27% beat Eightco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eightco	-9.09%	-98.69%	-23.59%
Sphere 3D	-131.43%	-47.27%	-41.94%

Which has more risk & volatility, OCTO or ANY?

Eightco has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sphere 3D has a beta of 3.22, meaning that its share price is 222% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OCTO or ANY?

Eightco has higher revenue and earnings than Sphere 3D.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eightco	$39.62M	0.12	$710K	N/A	N/A
Sphere 3D	$10.83M	1.52	-$9.47M	-$0.61	-0.95

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OCTO or ANY?

12.9% of Eightco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Sphere 3D shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Eightco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Sphere 3D shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sphere 3D beats Eightco on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.