Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH – Get Free Report) and Urgent.ly (OTCMKTS:ULYX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Soluna has a beta of 5.07, suggesting that its stock price is 407% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urgent.ly has a beta of -5.01, suggesting that its stock price is 601% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Soluna and Urgent.ly’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Soluna | -182.16% | -52.19% | -32.17% |
| Urgent.ly | -15.81% | N/A | -47.23% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Soluna | $29.72 million | 10.46 | -$53.41 million | ($1.12) | -1.12 |
| Urgent.ly | $129.19 million | 0.09 | -$20.43 million | ($13.82) | -0.40 |
Urgent.ly has higher revenue and earnings than Soluna. Soluna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urgent.ly, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Soluna and Urgent.ly, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Soluna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Urgent.ly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Soluna presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 217.46%. Urgent.ly has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.84%. Given Soluna’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Soluna is more favorable than Urgent.ly.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Soluna shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Soluna beats Urgent.ly on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Urgent.ly
URGENT.LY INC
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