Comparing Eightco (ORBS) and The Competition

Eightco (NASDAQ:ORBS) is one of 343 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Eightco to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.9% of Eightco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Eightco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eightco and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eightco	$32.98 million	-$262.01 million	-4.26
Eightco Competitors	$6.31 billion	$1.08 billion	9.32

Eightco’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Eightco. Eightco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Eightco has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eightco’s peers have a beta of 2.27, indicating that their average share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Eightco and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eightco	-1,260.96%	-78.14%	-74.31%
Eightco Competitors	-407.42%	-21.88%	-5.62%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Eightco and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eightco	1	0	0	0	1.00
Eightco Competitors	1890	6727	11414	413	2.51

As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 3.81%. Given Eightco’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eightco has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Eightco peers beat Eightco on 13 of the 13 factors compared.

Eightco Company Profile

Eightco Holdings Inc. provides bitcoin mining equipment and co-location services. It also manufactures and sells container boards, corrugated products, and specialty paper products in North America. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida.