Critical Survey: Eightco (NASDAQ:ORBS) versus HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI)

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) and Eightco (NASDAQ:ORBS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Eightco”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$400.50 million	11.66	$184.55 million	$0.53	68.57
Eightco	$32.98 million	9.90	-$262.01 million	($0.22)	-3.45

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Eightco. Eightco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Eightco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	18.61%	13.62%	4.28%
Eightco	-1,260.96%	-78.14%	-74.31%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.1% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Eightco shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Eightco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eightco has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Eightco, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0	3	10	0	2.77
Eightco	1	0	0	0	1.00

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital currently has a consensus price target of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.71%. Given HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is more favorable than Eightco.

Summary

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital beats Eightco on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the investment of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure markets in the United States. The company’s portfolio includes equity investments, commercial and government receivables, real estate, and debt securities. It invests in climate solutions, including Behind-the-Meter, which distributes energy projects that reduce energy usage or cost through heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as lighting, energy controls, roofs, windows, building shells, and/or combined heat and power systems; Grid-Connected, a renewable energy projects that deploy cleaner energy sources, such as solar, solar-plus-storage, and wind to generate power production; and Fuels, Transport, and Nature, a range of real assets spanning high-emitting economic sectors other than the power grid such as transportation and fuels comprising renewable natural gas plants, transportation fleet enhancements, ecological restoration, and other projects. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.

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.