Comparing Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) and Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY)

Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) and Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.7% of Orix Corp Ads shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Sphere 3D shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Orix Corp Ads shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Sphere 3D shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Orix Corp Ads and Sphere 3D”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orix Corp Ads	$22.13 billion	1.94	$2.95 billion	$2.67	14.46
Sphere 3D	$11.18 million	1.07	-$21.48 million	($3.48)	-0.81

Orix Corp Ads has higher revenue and earnings than Sphere 3D. Sphere 3D is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orix Corp Ads, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Orix Corp Ads and Sphere 3D, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orix Corp Ads	0	0	1	0	3.00
Sphere 3D	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Orix Corp Ads and Sphere 3D’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orix Corp Ads	13.55%	9.93%	2.53%
Sphere 3D	-163.45%	-78.14%	-73.36%

Risk & Volatility

Orix Corp Ads has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sphere 3D has a beta of 3.63, suggesting that its share price is 263% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Orix Corp Ads beats Sphere 3D on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orix Corp Ads

ORIX Corporation provides diversified financial services in Japan, the United States, Asia, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East. The company's Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing segment is involved in the finance and fee; leasing and rental of automobiles, electronic measuring instruments, and ICT-related equipment businesses; and provision of life insurance and environment and energy-related products and services. Its Real Estate segment develops, rents, and manages real estate properties; operates facilities; real estate asset management; manages residential condominiums and office building; and provides construction contracting, real estate brokerage, and real estate investment advisory services, as well as operates hotels and Japanese inns. The company's PE Investment and Concession segment engages in the private equity (PE) investment and concession businesses. Its Environment and Energy segment provides renewable energy; ESCO; retails electric power; sells solar panels and battery electricity storage systems; and recycling and waste management services, as well as generates solar power. The company's Insurance segment sells life insurance products through agents, banks, and other financial institutions, as well as face-to-face and online. Its Banking and Credit segment provides banking and consumer finance services. The company's Aircraft and Ships segment engages in the aircraft leasing and management, and ship-related finance and investment businesses. Its ORIX USA segment offers finance, investment, and asset management services. The company's ORIX Europe segment provides equity and fixed income asset management services. Its Asia and Australia segment offers finance and investment businesses. The company was formerly known as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ORIX Corporation in 1989. ORIX Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Sphere 3D

Sphere 3D Corp. engages in the bitcoin mining business. It is involved with digital asset mining pool operators to provide computing power to the mining pools. The company is based in Stamford, Connecticut.