Critical Survey: Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) versus BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT)

BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BTC Digital and Perella Weinberg Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BTC Digital	$8.48 million	1.54	-$2.82 million	N/A	N/A
Perella Weinberg Partners	$878.04 million	2.26	-$64.73 million	($1.58)	-14.26

BTC Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Perella Weinberg Partners.

Volatility & Risk

BTC Digital has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BTC Digital and Perella Weinberg Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BTC Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perella Weinberg Partners	-7.37%	-72.27%	12.92%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.3% of BTC Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of BTC Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for BTC Digital and Perella Weinberg Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BTC Digital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Perella Weinberg Partners	0	0	2	0	3.00

Perella Weinberg Partners has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.03%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than BTC Digital.

Summary

Perella Weinberg Partners beats BTC Digital on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BTC Digital

BTC Digital Ltd. a crypto asset technology company engages in bitcoin mining business. It is also involved in mining machines resale and rental business. The company was formerly known as Meten Holding Group Ltd. and changed its name to BTC Digital Ltd. in August 2023. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners, an independent investment banking company, provides strategic and financial advice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers advisory services related to strategic and financial decisions, mergers and acquisition execution, shareholder and defense advisory, and financing and capital solutions advice with resources focused on restructuring, liability management, and capital markets advisory, as well as underwriting and research services primarily for the energy and related industries. It serves public multinational corporations, mid-sized public and private companies, financial sponsors, individual entrepreneurs, private and institutional investors, creditor committees, and government institutions in consumer and retail; energy and energy transition; financial services and FinTech; healthcare; industrials and infrastructure; and technology, telecommunication, and media industries. Perella Weinberg Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.