Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) and Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) Critical Review

Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) and Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Abits Group and Fluent”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abits Group	$6.71 million	1.12	-$910,000.00	N/A	N/A
Fluent	$254.62 million	0.42	-$29.28 million	($1.15)	-3.10

Abits Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fluent.

Profitability

This table compares Abits Group and Fluent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abits Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fluent	-12.47%	-109.15%	-29.76%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of Abits Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Fluent shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Abits Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of Fluent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Abits Group and Fluent, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abits Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Fluent	0	1	0	0	2.00

Fluent has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 29.97%. Given Fluent’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fluent is more favorable than Abits Group.

Risk & Volatility

Abits Group has a beta of 2.88, suggesting that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluent has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Abits Group beats Fluent on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Abits Group

Abits Group Inc. operates in the bitcoin mining business in the United States. The company was formerly known as Moxian (BVI) Inc and changed its name to Abits Group Inc. in November 2023. Abits Group Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

About Fluent

Fluent, Inc. provides data-driven digital marketing services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Fluent and All Other segments. It offers customer acquisition services by operating digital marketing campaigns, through which the company connects its advertiser clients with consumers. The company also delivers data and performance-based marketing executions to various consumer brands, direct marketers, and agencies across a range of industries, including financial products and services, media and entertainment, health and life sciences, retail and consumer, and staffing and recruitment. Fluent, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York.