LexinFintech (LX) Competitors

Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) and LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is IREN or LX more profitable?

LexinFintech has a net margin of 5.80% compared to Iris Energy's net margin of 0.00%. LexinFintech's return on equity of 8.16% beat Iris Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iris Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
LexinFintech	5.80%	8.16%	3.46%

Which has more risk & volatility, IREN or LX?

Iris Energy has a beta of 3.41, meaning that its stock price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LexinFintech has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to IREN or LX?

In the previous week, Iris Energy had 15 more articles in the media than LexinFintech. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Iris Energy and 1 mentions for LexinFintech. LexinFintech's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Iris Energy's score of 0.46 indicating that LexinFintech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iris Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
LexinFintech	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IREN or LX?

LexinFintech has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iris Energy	$188.76M	6.05	-$28.95M	N/A	N/A
LexinFintech	$13.90B	0.02	$150.14M	$0.76	2.18

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IREN or LX?

LexinFintech received 182 more outperform votes than Iris Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.33% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 59.70% of users gave LexinFintech an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Iris Energy	Outperform Votes 58 77.33%	Underperform Votes 17 22.67%
LexinFintech	Outperform Votes 240 59.70%	Underperform Votes 162 40.30%

Do analysts rate IREN or LX?

Iris Energy currently has a consensus target price of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 100.58%. LexinFintech has a consensus target price of $2.12, suggesting a potential upside of 27.71%. Given Iris Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than LexinFintech.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iris Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
LexinFintech	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IREN or LX?

41.1% of Iris Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Iris Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of LexinFintech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Iris Energy and LexinFintech tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.