Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) & Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) Critical Comparison

Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) and Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Thryv and Argo Blockchain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thryv	-2.27%	-7.36%	-2.36%
Argo Blockchain	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.4% of Thryv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Thryv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Thryv and Argo Blockchain, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thryv	1	4	2	0	2.14
Argo Blockchain	1	1	0	0	1.50

Thryv currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 429.60%. Given Thryv’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Thryv is more favorable than Argo Blockchain.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Thryv and Argo Blockchain”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thryv	$785.02 million	0.09	$310,000.00	($0.37)	-4.34
Argo Blockchain	$15.52 million	1.95	$5.08 million	($117.39)	-0.02

Argo Blockchain has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Thryv. Thryv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argo Blockchain, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Thryv has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Thryv

Thryv Holdings, Inc. provides digital marketing solutions and cloud-based tools to the small-to-medium sized businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Thryv U.S. Marketing Services, Thryv U.S. SaaS, Thryv International Marketing Services, and Thryv International SaaS. The company provides print yellow pages, internet yellow pages, and search engine marketing; and other digital media solutions, such as online display and social advertising, online presence and video, and search engine optimization tools. It also offers command center that enables SMBs to centralize all their communication through a modular, expandable, and customizable platform; and business center, a SMB end-to-end customer experience platform, which offers customer relationship management, appointment scheduling, estimate and invoice creation, payments, document management, social media content, and online review management. In addition, the company provides marketing center, a marketing and advertising platform for AutoID, enhanced online presence, omni-channel paid campaigns, and marketing tools; Thryv Add-ons provides AI-assisted website development, SEO tools, google business profile optimization, and Hub by Thryv; and ThryvPay, a payment solution that allows users to get paid via credit card and ACH. The company was formerly known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc. Thryv Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in DFW Airport, Texas.

About Argo Blockchain

Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.