Chemung Financial (CHMG) Competitors

Bit Digital (NASDAQ:BTBT) and Chemung Financial (NASDAQ:CHMG) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is BTBT or CHMG more profitable?

Chemung Financial has a net margin of 8.19% compared to Bit Digital's net margin of -52.86%. Chemung Financial's return on equity of 10.67% beat Bit Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bit Digital	-52.86%	-9.90%	-8.36%
Chemung Financial	8.19%	10.67%	0.86%

Do analysts rate BTBT or CHMG?

Bit Digital currently has a consensus price target of $6.33, suggesting a potential upside of 119.91%. Chemung Financial has a consensus price target of $54.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Given Bit Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bit Digital is more favorable than Chemung Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bit Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Chemung Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to BTBT or CHMG?

In the previous week, Bit Digital had 24 more articles in the media than Chemung Financial. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Bit Digital and 7 mentions for Chemung Financial. Bit Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Chemung Financial's score of 0.42 indicating that Bit Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bit Digital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chemung Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BTBT or CHMG?

Bit Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chemung Financial. Bit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemung Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bit Digital	$108.05M	8.57	$28.31M	-$0.31	-9.29
Chemung Financial	$150.79M	1.69	$23.67M	$2.34	22.72

Which has more risk & volatility, BTBT or CHMG?

Bit Digital has a beta of 4.9, suggesting that its stock price is 390% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemung Financial has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BTBT or CHMG?

47.7% of Bit Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Chemung Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Bit Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Chemung Financial shares are held 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.

Summary

Bit Digital beats Chemung Financial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.