Reviewing Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) and Scheid Vineyards (OTCMKTS:SVIN)

Profitability

This table compares Lendway and Scheid Vineyards’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lendway	N/A	-21.56%	-4.32%
Scheid Vineyards	-43.54%	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.6% of Lendway shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Lendway shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Scheid Vineyards shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lendway and Scheid Vineyards”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lendway	$18.80 million	0.39	$2.41 million	($1.98)	-2.09
Scheid Vineyards	$68.03 million	0.06	-$20.65 million	($27.98)	-0.16

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

Risk & Volatility

Lendway has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scheid Vineyards has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lendway beats Scheid Vineyards on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lendway

Lendway, Inc. operates as a specialty agricultural and finance company focusing on making and managing its agricultural investments in the United States and internationally. It owns and operates FarmlandCredit.com, a non-bank lending business that seeks to purchase existing loans and/or originate and fund new loans domestically. The company was formerly known as Insignia Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Lendway, Inc. in August 2023. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Scheid Vineyards

Scheid Vineyards Inc. manufactures and sells wine in the United States. The company operates vineyards in Monterey and San Benito counties of California. It offers red, white, reserve, dessert wines, as well as accessories, such as wine glass. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is based in Salinas, California.