Cleanspark (CLSK) Competitors

Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) and Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) are both banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts rate CLSK or BITF?

Cleanspark currently has a consensus target price of $20.47, indicating a potential upside of 108.47%. Bitfarms has a consensus target price of $3.95, indicating a potential upside of 211.02%. Given Bitfarms' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than Cleanspark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cleanspark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bitfarms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, CLSK or BITF?

Cleanspark has a beta of 3.72, suggesting that its share price is 272% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitfarms has a beta of 3.5, suggesting that its share price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CLSK or BITF?

43.1% of Cleanspark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Cleanspark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CLSK or BITF more profitable?

Cleanspark has a net margin of 47.98% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -35.09%. Cleanspark's return on equity of 8.89% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cleanspark	47.98%	8.89%	6.62%
Bitfarms	-35.09%	-9.86%	-8.44%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLSK or BITF?

Bitfarms has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cleanspark. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cleanspark, 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
Cleanspark	$378.97M	7.28	-$145.78M	$0.85	11.55
Bitfarms	$192.88M	3.66	-$94.55M	-$0.17	-7.47

Does the media prefer CLSK or BITF?

In the previous week, Cleanspark had 1 more articles in the media than Bitfarms. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cleanspark and 8 mentions for Bitfarms. Cleanspark's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Bitfarms' score of 0.97 indicating that Cleanspark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cleanspark	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bitfarms	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Cleanspark beats Bitfarms on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.