Creek Road Miners (OTCMKTS:CRKR – Get Rating) and PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Creek Road Miners and PagSeguro Digital's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Creek Road Miners has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

PagSeguro Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Creek Road Miners.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of Creek Road Miners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of PagSeguro Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 83.2% of Creek Road Miners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Creek Road Miners and PagSeguro Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

PagSeguro Digital has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.42%. Given PagSeguro Digital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PagSeguro Digital is more favorable than Creek Road Miners.

Summary

PagSeguro Digital beats Creek Road Miners on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Creek Road Miners

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Creek Road Miners, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business. The company was formerly known as Wizard Brands, Inc. and changed its name to Creek Road Miners, Inc. in July 2021. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Park City, Utah.

About PagSeguro Digital

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PagSeguro Digital Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial technology solutions and services for consumers, individual entrepreneurs, micro-merchants, and small and medium-sized companies in Brazil and internationally. The company's products and services include PagSeguro Ecosystem, a digital ecosystem that operates as a closed loop where its clients are able to address their primary day to day financial needs, including receiving and spending funds, and managing and growing their businesses; PagBank digital account, which offers banking services through the PagBank mobile app, as well as centralizes various cash-in options, functionalities, services, and cash-out options in a single ecosystem; and PlugPag, a tool for medium-sized and larger merchants that enables them to connect their point of sale (POS) device directly to their enterprise resource planning software or sales automation system through Bluetooth. It also offers cash-in solutions; online and in-person payment tools; and online gaming and cross-border digital services, as well as issues prepaid, credit, and cash cards. In addition, the company provides functionalities, and value-added services and features, such as purchase protection mechanisms, antifraud platform, account and business management tools, and POS app; and operates an online platform that facilitates peer-to-peer lending. Further, it is involved in processing of back-office solutions, including sales reconciliation, and gateway solutions and services, as well as the capture of credit cards with acquirers and sub acquirers. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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