Head to Head Comparison: Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV) vs. loanDepot (NYSE:LDI)

loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) and Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for loanDepot and Integrated Ventures, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
loanDepot	1	2	0	0	1.67
Integrated Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

loanDepot currently has a consensus target price of $2.60, indicating a potential upside of 43.65%. Given loanDepot’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe loanDepot is more favorable than Integrated Ventures.

Risk and Volatility

loanDepot has a beta of 3.41, indicating that its share price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integrated Ventures has a beta of 3.27, indicating that its share price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares loanDepot and Integrated Ventures”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
loanDepot	$747.53 million	0.79	-$110.14 million	($0.52)	-3.48
Integrated Ventures	$5.86 million	0.88	-$11.52 million	($0.79)	-1.25

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

Profitability

This table compares loanDepot and Integrated Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
loanDepot	-8.95%	-14.66%	-1.49%
Integrated Ventures	-76.05%	N/A	-77.88%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.4% of loanDepot shares are owned by institutional investors. 83.0% of loanDepot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Integrated Ventures shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

loanDepot beats Integrated Ventures on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About loanDepot

loanDepot, Inc. engages in originating, financing, selling, and servicing residential mortgage loans in the United States. The company offers conventional agency-conforming and prime jumbo, federal assistance residential mortgage, and home equity loans. It also provides settlement services, which include captive title and escrow business; real estate services that cover captive real estate referral business; and insurance services, including services to homeowners, as well as other consumer insurance policies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

About Integrated Ventures

Integrated Ventures, Inc. engages in the mining of digital currency. The company manufactures and sells mining equipment and mining rigs; as well as develops blockchain software. It also provides transaction verification services for digital currency networks of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Quant, and Dogecoin. The company is based in Tioga, Pennsylvania.