Stronghold Digital Mining (SDIG) Competitors

First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and Stronghold Digital Mining (NASDAQ:SDIG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is MYFW or SDIG more profitable?

First Western Financial has a net margin of 4.70% compared to Stronghold Digital Mining's net margin of -11.21%. Stronghold Digital Mining's return on equity of 13.67% beat First Western Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Western Financial	4.70%	3.43%	0.29%
Stronghold Digital Mining	-11.21%	13.67%	3.59%

Does the media refer more to MYFW or SDIG?

In the previous week, Stronghold Digital Mining had 1 more articles in the media than First Western Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Stronghold Digital Mining and 0 mentions for First Western Financial. First Western Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Stronghold Digital Mining'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Western Financial	Neutral
Stronghold Digital Mining	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, MYFW or SDIG?

First Western Financial has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stronghold Digital Mining has a beta of 3, meaning that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MYFW or SDIG?

First Western Financial currently has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.10%. Stronghold Digital Mining has a consensus target price of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 121.42%. Given Stronghold Digital Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stronghold Digital Mining is more favorable than First Western Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Stronghold Digital Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MYFW or SDIG?

First Western Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Stronghold Digital Mining. Stronghold Digital Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Western Financial, 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
First Western Financial	$92.00M	2.01	$8.47M	$0.87	21.97
Stronghold Digital Mining	$79.53M	0.60	-$71.40M	-$3.70	-0.75

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MYFW or SDIG?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Stronghold Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.9% of First Western Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Stronghold Digital Mining shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MYFW or SDIG?

First Western Financial received 53 more outperform votes than Stronghold Digital Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.30% of users gave First Western Financial an outperform vote while only 30.91% of users gave Stronghold Digital Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Western Financial	Outperform Votes 70 49.30%	Underperform Votes 72 50.70%
Stronghold Digital Mining	Outperform Votes 17 30.91%	Underperform Votes 38 69.09%

Summary

First Western Financial beats Stronghold Digital Mining on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.