Contrasting SAIHEAT (NASDAQ:SAIH) & MARA (NASDAQ:MARA)

MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) and SAIHEAT (NASDAQ:SAIH) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares MARA and SAIHEAT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MARA	27.48%	-8.40%	-6.92%
SAIHEAT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

MARA has a beta of 5.95, meaning that its stock price is 495% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SAIHEAT has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MARA and SAIHEAT”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MARA	$656.38 million	7.70	$261.17 million	$1.36	10.74
SAIHEAT	$6.95 million	1.02	-$6.12 million	N/A	N/A

MARA has higher revenue and earnings than SAIHEAT.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of SAIHEAT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MARA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for MARA and SAIHEAT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MARA	0	6	5	0	2.45
SAIHEAT	0	0	0	0	0.00

MARA currently has a consensus price target of $22.80, indicating a potential upside of 56.06%. Given MARA’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MARA is more favorable than SAIHEAT.

Summary

MARA beats SAIHEAT on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MARA

MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

About SAIHEAT

SAIHEAT Limited engages in the development of liquid-cooling data centers. It develops technologies for the advanced computing center ecosystem, a center that provides high-performance servers, liquid cooling, and systems for capturing and recycling computing heat. The company was formerly known as SAI.TECH Global Corporation and changed its name to SAIHEAT Limited in August 2024. SAIHEAT Limited was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.