Isabella Bank (ISBA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BTBT or ISBA?

Bit Digital has a beta of 4.77, indicating that its stock price is 377% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Isabella Bank has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BTBT or ISBA?

Bit Digital currently has a consensus target price of $6.33, indicating a potential upside of 73.28%. Isabella Bank has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.63%. Given Bit Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bit Digital is more favorable than Isabella Bank.

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
Isabella Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BTBT or ISBA?

Bit Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Isabella Bank. Bit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Isabella Bank, 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	10.87	$28.31M	-$0.31	-11.79
Isabella Bank	$70.49M	3.72	$13.89M	$2.19	16.28

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BTBT or ISBA?

47.7% of Bit Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Bit Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Isabella Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BTBT or ISBA?

In the previous week, Bit Digital had 10 more articles in the media than Isabella Bank. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Bit Digital and 3 mentions for Isabella Bank. Bit Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Isabella Bank's score of 0.47 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Isabella Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BTBT or ISBA more profitable?

Isabella Bank has a net margin of 15.18% compared to Bit Digital's net margin of -52.86%. Isabella Bank's return on equity of 7.83% beat Bit Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bit Digital	-52.86%	-9.90%	-8.36%
Isabella Bank	15.18%	7.83%	0.80%

Summary

Bit Digital beats Isabella Bank on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.