Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE – Get Free Report) and Xperi (NYSE:XPER – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
8.5% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Xperi shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.4% of Greenidge Generation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Xperi shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Greenidge Generation and Xperi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Greenidge Generation | 10.38% | -12.10% | 12.35% |
| Xperi | -7.12% | 4.04% | 2.72% |
Risk and Volatility
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Greenidge Generation and Xperi”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Greenidge Generation | $60.37 million | 0.43 | $5.29 million | $0.38 | 4.03 |
| Xperi | $448.11 million | 0.59 | -$56.34 million | ($0.70) | -7.76 |
Greenidge Generation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xperi. Xperi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenidge Generation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Greenidge Generation and Xperi, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Greenidge Generation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Xperi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Xperi has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 102.43%. Given Xperi’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Xperi is more favorable than Greenidge Generation.
About Greenidge Generation
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. operates as an integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company. The company owns and operates cryptocurrency datacenter in New York, as well as hosts, powers, and provides technical support and other related services to bitcoin mining equipment owned by customers. It also owns and operates a 106 MW nameplate capacity power generation facility. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in Fairfield, Connecticut.
About Xperi
Xperi Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer and entertainment product/solutions licensing company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Product, and Intellectual Property Licensing. The company invents, develops, and delivers various technologies. It licenses audio, digital radio, imaging, edge-based machine learning, and multi-channel video user experience solutions to consumer electronics customers, automotive manufacturers, or supply chain partners. The company also provides licensing to multichannel video programming distributors, OTT video service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, social media, and other new media companies in media industry; and memory, sensors, RF component, and foundry companies in semiconductor industry. It provides its technologies under the DTS, HD Radio, IMAX Enhanced, Invensas, TiVo, and Perceive brands. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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