Patriot National Bancorp (PNBK) Competitors

Patriot National Bancorp (NASDAQ:PNBK) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, PNBK or HIVE?

Patriot National Bancorp has a beta of -0.47, suggesting that its share price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.41, suggesting that its share price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PNBK or HIVE?

In the previous week, HIVE Digital Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Patriot National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for HIVE Digital Technologies and 3 mentions for Patriot National Bancorp. Patriot National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat HIVE Digital Technologies' score of 0.89 indicating that Patriot National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patriot National Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
HIVE Digital Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PNBK or HIVE?

HIVE Digital Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Patriot National Bancorp. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patriot National Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Patriot National Bancorp	$60.72M	1.92	-$39.88M	-$10.16	-0.15
HIVE Digital Technologies	$115.28M	4.48	-$3M	-$0.36	-6.25

Is PNBK or HIVE more profitable?

HIVE Digital Technologies has a net margin of -48.65% compared to Patriot National Bancorp's net margin of -70.89%. HIVE Digital Technologies' return on equity of -20.30% beat Patriot National Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patriot National Bancorp	-70.89%	-149.65%	-4.26%
HIVE Digital Technologies	-48.65%	-20.30%	-17.52%

Do analysts rate PNBK or HIVE?

HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus target price of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 196.30%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Patriot National Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patriot National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
HIVE Digital Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.22

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PNBK or HIVE?

39.3% of Patriot National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Patriot National Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned 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.

Summary

HIVE Digital Technologies beats Patriot National Bancorp on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.