Culture Medium (OTCMKTS:UPIN) and Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) Critical Review

Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) and Culture Medium (OTCMKTS:UPIN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Mawson Infrastructure Group and Culture Medium, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mawson Infrastructure Group	1	2	0	0	1.67
Culture Medium	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Culture Medium’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Culture Medium is more favorable than Mawson Infrastructure Group.

Volatility and Risk

Mawson Infrastructure Group has a beta of 4.57, indicating that its share price is 357% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Culture Medium has a beta of -2.51, indicating that its share price is 351% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mawson Infrastructure Group and Culture Medium”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mawson Infrastructure Group	$51.59 million	0.07	-$46.13 million	($12.60)	-0.24
Culture Medium	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Culture Medium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mawson Infrastructure Group.

Profitability

This table compares Mawson Infrastructure Group and Culture Medium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mawson Infrastructure Group	-24.28%	N/A	-22.36%
Culture Medium	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.9% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mawson Infrastructure Group beats Culture Medium on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mawson Infrastructure Group

Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. develops and operates digital infrastructure for digital currency on the bitcoin blockchain network in the United States. It engages in digital currency or bitcoin self-mining, customer co-location and related services, and energy markets, as well as operates data center facilities. The company is based in Midland, Pennsylvania.

About Culture Medium

Universal Power Industry Corporation designs, imports, and wholesales apparel under the Indigo People brand. It also identifies and acquires residential land for the development, as well as light income-producing commercial properties; and distributes fire suppression products. The company was formerly known as Code Navy and changed its name to Universal Power Industry Corporation in April 2016. Universal Power Industry Corporation was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Great Neck, New York.