Reviewing Eightco (ORBS) and Its Competitors

Eightco (NASDAQ:ORBS) is one of 345 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Eightco to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.9% of Eightco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Eightco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Eightco and its rivals, 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	1897	6813	11511	414	2.51

As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 4.15%. Given Eightco’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eightco has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Eightco and its rivals’ 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	-405.72%	-21.94%	-5.67%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eightco and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eightco	$32.98 million	-$262.01 million	-4.11
Eightco Competitors	$24.20 billion	$1.07 billion	10.35

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

Volatility and Risk

Eightco has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eightco’s rivals have a beta of 2.26, meaning that their average share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Eightco

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.