CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV – Get Free Report) and Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CoreWeave and Soluna, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CoreWeave | 3 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Soluna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
CoreWeave presently has a consensus target price of $139.82, indicating a potential upside of 127.75%. Soluna has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 496.75%. Given Soluna’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Soluna is more favorable than CoreWeave.
Risk and Volatility
Insider & Institutional Ownership
23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.2% of CoreWeave shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Soluna shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares CoreWeave and Soluna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CoreWeave | -25.41% | -47.95% | -3.79% |
| Soluna | -182.16% | -52.19% | -32.17% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CoreWeave and Soluna”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CoreWeave | $7.59 billion | 3.71 | -$1.17 billion | ($3.65) | -16.82 |
| Soluna | $29.72 million | 5.56 | -$53.41 million | ($1.12) | -0.60 |
Soluna has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CoreWeave. CoreWeave is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Soluna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CoreWeave beats Soluna on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CoreWeave
CoreWeave, Inc. engages in the powers of the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. It offers a solution used by organizations of all sizes that require sophisticated AI computing, from the largest of enterprises to small, well-funded start-ups. The company was founded by Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo, and Brannin McBee on September 21, 2017 and is headquartered in Livingston, NJ.
About Soluna
Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.
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