Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) & Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) Critical Review

Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Perella Weinberg Partners and Marathon Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perella Weinberg Partners	-15.75%	56.85%	11.46%
Marathon Digital	62.57%	-5.15%	-4.23%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perella Weinberg Partners and Marathon Digital”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perella Weinberg Partners	$648.65 million	3.23	-$17.22 million	($2.88)	-8.48
Marathon Digital	$564.95 million	10.03	$261.17 million	$1.56	12.34

Marathon Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perella Weinberg Partners. Perella Weinberg Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Perella Weinberg Partners and Marathon Digital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perella Weinberg Partners	1	0	2	0	2.33
Marathon Digital	1	3	4	0	2.38

Perella Weinberg Partners presently has a consensus target price of $18.83, indicating a potential downside of 22.91%. Marathon Digital has a consensus target price of $21.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.32%. Given Marathon Digital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marathon Digital is more favorable than Perella Weinberg Partners.

Volatility and Risk

Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 5.52, meaning that its stock price is 452% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Marathon Digital beats Perella Weinberg Partners on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners, an independent investment banking company, provides strategic and financial advice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers advisory services related to strategic and financial decisions, mergers and acquisition execution, shareholder and defense advisory, and financing and capital solutions advice with resources focused on restructuring, liability management, and capital markets advisory, as well as underwriting and research services primarily for the energy and related industries. It serves public multinational corporations, mid-sized public and private companies, financial sponsors, individual entrepreneurs, private and institutional investors, creditor committees, and government institutions in consumer and retail; energy and energy transition; financial services and FinTech; healthcare; industrials and infrastructure; and technology, telecommunication, and media industries. Perella Weinberg Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Marathon Digital

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.