IREN (IREN) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, IREN or BITF?

IREN has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitfarms.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IREN	$188.76M	17.74	-$28.95M	N/A	N/A
Bitfarms	$192.88M	3.67	-$105.93M	-$0.19	-6.68

Which has more volatility & risk, IREN or BITF?

IREN has a beta of 3.98, suggesting that its share price is 298% 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.

Is IREN or BITF more profitable?

IREN has a net margin of -9.40% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -40.09%. IREN's return on equity of -2.12% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IREN	-9.40%	-2.12%	-1.67%
Bitfarms	-40.09%	-12.70%	-11.18%

Does the media refer more to IREN or BITF?

In the previous week, IREN had 9 more articles in the media than Bitfarms. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for IREN and 9 mentions for Bitfarms. Bitfarms' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat IREN's score of 0.60 indicating that Bitfarms is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IREN	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bitfarms	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IREN or BITF?

41.1% of IREN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of IREN 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate IREN or BITF?

IREN currently has a consensus target price of $20.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.16%. Bitfarms has a consensus target price of $3.95, suggesting a potential upside of 211.02%. Given Bitfarms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than IREN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IREN	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Bitfarms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

IREN beats Bitfarms on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.