CleanSpark (CLSK) Competitors

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) and CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, WD or CLSK?

Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CleanSpark has a beta of 4.27, indicating that its share price is 327% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, WD or CLSK?

Walker & Dunlop has higher revenue and earnings than CleanSpark.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walker & Dunlop	$1.05B	2.87	$107.36M	$3.18	28.32
CleanSpark	$168.41M	19.09	-$136.59M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WD or CLSK?

81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of CleanSpark shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of CleanSpark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to WD or CLSK?

In the previous week, CleanSpark had 10 more articles in the media than Walker & Dunlop. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CleanSpark and 11 mentions for Walker & Dunlop. Walker & Dunlop's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat CleanSpark's score of 0.19 indicating that CleanSpark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walker & Dunlop	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CleanSpark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WD or CLSK more profitable?

Walker & Dunlop has a net margin of 10.18% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of -38.09%. CleanSpark's return on equity of 9.15% beat Walker & Dunlop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walker & Dunlop	10.18%	9.15%	3.59%
CleanSpark	-38.09%	-16.25%	-14.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WD or CLSK?

Walker & Dunlop received 200 more outperform votes than CleanSpark when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.29% of users gave CleanSpark an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Walker & Dunlop	Outperform Votes 318 60.34%	Underperform Votes 209 39.66%
CleanSpark	Outperform Votes 118 73.29%	Underperform Votes 43 26.71%

Do analysts rate WD or CLSK?

Walker & Dunlop presently has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.02%. CleanSpark has a consensus price target of $19.22, suggesting a potential upside of 18.40%. Given Walker & Dunlop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CleanSpark is more favorable than Walker & Dunlop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walker & Dunlop	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CleanSpark	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Walker & Dunlop and CleanSpark tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.