Avalon (AWX) Competitors

Avalon (NYSE:AWX) and BIT Mining (NYSE:BTCM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Do analysts rate AWX or BTCM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avalon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BIT Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AWX or BTCM?

Avalon has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BIT Mining has a beta of 3.2, meaning that its share price is 220% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AWX or BTCM?

BIT Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avalon. BIT Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avalon, 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
Avalon	$81.01M	0.13	-$1.77M	$0.20	13.05
BIT Mining	$32.92M	1.14	$12.07M	-$1.31	-1.90

Is AWX or BTCM more profitable?

Avalon has a net margin of 1.17% compared to BIT Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Avalon's return on equity of 2.72% beat BIT Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avalon	1.17%	2.72%	1.10%
BIT Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor AWX or BTCM?

In the previous week, BIT Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Avalon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BIT Mining and 0 mentions for Avalon. BIT Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Avalon's score of 0.00 indicating that BIT Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avalon	Neutral
BIT Mining	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AWX or BTCM?

34.4% of Avalon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of BIT Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Avalon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of BIT Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Avalon beats BIT Mining on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.