HSDT vs NU vs EMPD Stock Comparison

Solana, Nu Holdings and Empery Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSDT Solana Co
$2.23 -24.1% 1M -68.1% 1Y
Market cap
$179.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.07M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.40 -8.7% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.12B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.86 -1.0% 1M -60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$81.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 7, Solana 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSDTNUEMPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $179.05M $58.12B $81.10M NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 16.1x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3,992.2% +50.5% -105.9% HSDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,302.8% 18.7% — NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% -140.8% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.0x -0.2x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -68.1% -22.5% -60.0% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -91.6%/yr — -95.6%/yr HSDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.2% 46.1% 78.3% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 41/100 18/100 NU

Percentile Scorecard

HSDTNUEMPD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHSDTNUEMPD
Valuation 3 #93 of 96 10 #325 of 360 13 #84 of 96
Growth 39 #41 of 66 78 #42 of 191 19 #54 of 66
Profitability 8 #59 of 64 35 #109 of 168 2 #63 of 64
Financial Health 90 #10 of 93 73 #48 of 175 40 #56 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 11 #304 of 341 –
Overall 35 41 18
  • HSDT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EMPD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHSDTNUEMPDSPY
1 month -24.1%-8.7%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months +32.0%-15.5%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months +7.2%-14.5%-39.9% +8.2%
Year to date -22.8%-25.9%-37.4% +12.9%
1 year -68.1%-22.5%-60.0% +12.3%
3 years -100.0%+54.8%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -92.5%+15.7%-98.0% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%—-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -91.6%—-95.6% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -78.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSDTNUEMPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.2%46.1%78.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.2%51.1%87.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.071.462.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.49-0.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-72.1%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.1%-33.9%-60.0% -1.2%
52-week high $7.00$18.76$7.15 $779.14
52-week low $1.27$11.60$2.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHSDTNUEMPD
P/E now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 28.3x 16.6xmedian 12.1x -0.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.4x -507.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 11.3xmedian 5.0x -0.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 16.0x -44.0xmedian 10.9x -3.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.4x 4.5xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 0.54 0.03median 1.34 0.00median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHSDTNUEMPD
Revenue $12.07M $19.34B -$158.29K
Gross profit $11.53M $7.97B -$173.85K
Operating income -$368.80M $4.39B -$272.48M
Net income -$157.27M $3.61B -$272.13M
Free cash flow -$26.94M -$1.36B -$21.04M
R&D – – $84.38K
EPS (diluted) $-1.97 $0.74 $-9.70
Cash & equivalents $3.65M $13.55B $3.69M
Total debt – $14.55B $199.71M
Shares (diluted) 79.76M 4.91B 28.06M
Enterprise value $39.63M $2.10B $37.45M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHSDTNUEMPD
P/E -1.1x 16.6x -0.3x
P/FCF -6.6x -44.0x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow -6.6x -43.4x -3.8x
P/S 14.7x 3.1x -507.9x
P/B 1.1x 4.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -35.8x 4.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 11.3x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 11.6x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 14.4x 2.6x -831.8x
EV/FCF -6.5x -37.4x -6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.5x -36.9x -6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 0.03 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSDTNUEMPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 3,992% 50.5% -105.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 142.6% 45.8% -27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4,485% 42.8% 98.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 242.1% 48.4% 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,435% 38.6% -1,168%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -193.7% 132.2% -124.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -638.9% 56.9% -979.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -150.1% 260.8% -80.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.9% 56.2% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 80.5% 603.5% 98.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.5% -135.1% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.3% -39.0% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -135.5% -134.5% -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.2% -38.6% 7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSDTNUEMPD
Gross margin 95.5% 41.2% –
EBITDA margin – 23.4% –
Operating margin -3,055% 22.7% –
Pretax margin -1,303% 22.7% –
Net margin -1,303% 18.7% –
FCF margin -223.2% -7.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -223.2% -7.1% 13,276%
Return on equity -86.5% 24.5% -193.7%
Return on assets -83.5% 4.0% -136.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% -140.8%
Return on capital employed -198.0% – -145.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -0.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 69.3% 1.8% -11,701%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSDTNUEMPD
Debt / assets – 5.7% 30.6%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – -3.4x -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 5.9% 84.0% 36.8%
Equity / assets 94.1% 16.0% 63.2%
Interest coverage – 1.2x -52.3x
Current ratio 13.3x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.86 – -7.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSDTNUEMPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -251.9% 0.0% 182.2%
Shareholder yield -251.9% 0.0% 182.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHSDTNUEMPD
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.58FY2026 $-2.06FY2023 $-0.45FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.92MFY2026 $42.10BFY2029 $488.61KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +114.6%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029 -51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.2% – -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSDTNUEMPD
Held by institutions – 59.8% 60.9%
Institutions holding – 854 37
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.3% -7.2%
Institutions buying – 442 12
Institutions selling – 305 16
Buyers to sellers – 1.45 0.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HSDTNUEMPD
HSDT 1.00 0.23 0.54
NU 0.23 1.00 0.21
EMPD 0.54 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSDT, NU and EMPD?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Solana (HSDT) $179.05M, Nu Holdings (NU) $58.12B, Empery Digital (EMPD) $81.10M.

Which company is growing faster?

Solana (HSDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Solana (HSDT) +3,992.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Solana (HSDT) -1,302.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Solana (HSDT) -68.1%, Nu Holdings (NU) -22.5%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.0%. Over five years, Solana (HSDT) compounded fastest (Solana (HSDT) -91.6%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Solana (HSDT) 98.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSDT, NU and EMPD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nu Holdings (NU) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.