Head-To-Head Survey: PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU) & Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA)

PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PropertyGuru Group and Marathon Digital’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PropertyGuru Group	$154.02 million	4.98	-$11.37 million	($0.05)	-94.20
Marathon Digital	$387.51 million	14.94	$261.17 million	$2.15	9.87

Marathon Digital has higher revenue and earnings than PropertyGuru Group. PropertyGuru Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.4% of PropertyGuru Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of PropertyGuru Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Marathon Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for PropertyGuru Group and Marathon Digital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PropertyGuru Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Marathon Digital	1	4	3	0	2.25

PropertyGuru Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.62%. Marathon Digital has a consensus price target of $19.69, indicating a potential downside of 7.19%. Given PropertyGuru Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PropertyGuru Group is more favorable than Marathon Digital.

Volatility & Risk

PropertyGuru Group has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 5.38, indicating that its stock price is 438% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares PropertyGuru Group and Marathon Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PropertyGuru Group	-7.37%	-1.12%	-0.95%
Marathon Digital	106.46%	-3.80%	-2.82%

Summary

Marathon Digital beats PropertyGuru Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PropertyGuru Group

PropertyGuru Group Limited operates digital property classifieds marketplaces that connects homeowners and tenants with verified home service providers in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. The company offers digital and marketing services for developers. It also offers data and sales process automation products. In addition, the company provides a range of data products and services for agents/agencies, property developers and valuers, and financial institution customers. It serves agents and developers to advertise residential and commercial properties for sale or rent to property seekers. PropertyGuru Group Limited was founded in 2007 and is based in Singapore.

About Marathon Digital

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Patent Group, Inc. and changed its name to Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. in February 2021. Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.