Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) & Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) Head-To-Head Review

Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) and Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fluent and Abits Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fluent	$254.62 million	0.42	-$29.28 million	($1.15)	-3.10
Abits Group	$6.71 million	1.12	-$910,000.00	N/A	N/A

Abits Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fluent.

Profitability

This table compares Fluent and Abits Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluent	-12.47%	-109.15%	-29.76%
Abits Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Fluent and Abits Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluent	0	1	0	0	2.00
Abits Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Fluent currently has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential downside of 29.97%. Given Fluent’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fluent is more favorable than Abits Group.

Risk and Volatility

Fluent has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abits Group has a beta of 2.88, meaning that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

23.3% of Fluent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Abits Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of Fluent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Abits Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Abits Group beats Fluent on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fluent

Fluent, Inc. provides data-driven digital marketing services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Fluent and All Other segments. It offers customer acquisition services by operating digital marketing campaigns, through which the company connects its advertiser clients with consumers. The company also delivers data and performance-based marketing executions to various consumer brands, direct marketers, and agencies across a range of industries, including financial products and services, media and entertainment, health and life sciences, retail and consumer, and staffing and recruitment. Fluent, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Abits Group

Abits Group Inc. operates in the bitcoin mining business in the United States. The company was formerly known as Moxian (BVI) Inc and changed its name to Abits Group Inc. in November 2023. Abits Group Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.