Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH – Get Free Report) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Soluna has a beta of 5.13, indicating that its stock price is 413% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Soluna shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Soluna | -190.87% | -64.80% | -34.02% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | 10.26% | 17.70% | 12.81% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Soluna and Cognizant Technology Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Soluna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2.38 |
Soluna presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 238.98%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $63.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.33%. Given Soluna’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Soluna is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Soluna and Cognizant Technology Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Soluna | $29.72 million | 6.26 | -$53.41 million | ($1.63) | -0.72 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | $21.11 billion | 1.25 | $2.23 billion | $4.65 | 11.99 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Soluna. Soluna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cognizant Technology Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cognizant Technology Solutions beats Soluna on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Soluna
Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.
About Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services, Health Sciences, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides customer experience, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It offers solution to manufacturers, automakers, retailers and travel and hospitality companies, as well as companies providing logistics, energy and utility services; and digital content, business process improvement, technology modernization, and the creation of unified and compelling user experience services to communications, media and entertainment, education, and information services and technology companies. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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