Neostellar Capital (NASDAQ:NSLR – Get Free Report) and Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Neostellar Capital and Bitcoin Depot, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Neostellar Capital | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Bitcoin Depot | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
Neostellar Capital presently has a consensus price target of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 111.09%. Bitcoin Depot has a consensus price target of $4.10, indicating a potential upside of 733.50%. Given Bitcoin Depot’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bitcoin Depot is more favorable than Neostellar Capital.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
13.0% of Neostellar Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Neostellar Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Neostellar Capital and Bitcoin Depot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Neostellar Capital | 5,128.31% | -12.04% | -9.84% |
| Bitcoin Depot | -0.94% | -70.95% | -5.08% |
Risk and Volatility
Neostellar Capital has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitcoin Depot has a beta of 3.12, meaning that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Neostellar Capital and Bitcoin Depot”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Neostellar Capital | $1.69 million | 94.60 | $48.81 million | $2.95 | 2.05 |
| Bitcoin Depot | $614.85 million | 0.01 | -$6.18 million | $1.90 | 0.26 |
Neostellar Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitcoin Depot. Bitcoin Depot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Neostellar Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Neostellar Capital beats Bitcoin Depot on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Neostellar Capital
SuRo Capital Corp. is a business development company. The firm seeks to invest in growing, late stage, venture capital-backed private companies. SuRo Capital Corp. was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California.
About Bitcoin Depot
Bitcoin Depot Inc. owns and operates a network of cryptocurrency kiosks in North America. Its customers can buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, and ethereum cryptocurrencies using the BTM kiosk network and other services. The company also engages in the sale of cryptocurrency to consumers at a network of retail locations through its BDCheckout product offering, as well as its website through over-the-counter trade. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Bitcoin Depot Inc. is a subsidiary of BT Assets, Inc.
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