Marathon Digital (MARA) Competitors $15.95 +0.06 (+0.38%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.02 +0.07 (+0.41%) As of 08/7/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MARA vs. BITF, CLSK, COIN, HIVE, HUT, RIOT, CPAY, GIB, AER, and RBAShould you be buying Marathon Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marathon Digital include Bitfarms (BITF), Cleanspark (CLSK), Coinbase Global (COIN), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Hut 8 (HUT), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), Aercap (AER), and RB Global (RBA). Marathon Digital vs. Its Competitors Bitfarms Cleanspark Coinbase Global HIVE Digital Technologies Hut 8 Riot Platforms Corpay CGI Group Aercap RB Global Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BITF or MARA? Marathon Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBitfarms$209.41M3.41-$105.93M-$0.19-6.74Marathon Digital$656.38M9.00$541.25M$1.1114.37 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BITF or MARA? 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BITF or MARA more profitable? Marathon Digital has a net margin of 85.02% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -40.09%. Marathon Digital's return on equity of -2.11% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bitfarms-40.09% -12.70% -11.18% Marathon Digital 85.02%-2.11%-1.33% Which has more volatility & risk, BITF or MARA? Bitfarms has a beta of 3.5, suggesting that its share price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 6.24, suggesting that its share price is 524% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BITF or MARA? Bitfarms currently has a consensus price target of $3.95, indicating a potential upside of 208.59%. Marathon Digital has a consensus price target of $24.22, indicating a potential upside of 51.86%. Given Bitfarms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than Marathon Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bitfarms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Marathon Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media prefer BITF or MARA? In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 12 more articles in the media than Bitfarms. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Marathon Digital and 6 mentions for Bitfarms. Bitfarms' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.39 indicating that Bitfarms is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bitfarms 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Marathon Digital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMarathon Digital beats Bitfarms on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Marathon Digital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MARA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MARA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MARA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarathon DigitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.89B$7.55B$12.17B$9.57BDividend YieldN/A4.87%5.64%4.18%P/E Ratio14.3718.6619.8625.14Price / Sales9.005.1326.00103.02Price / Cash7.0820.8221.4958.58Price / Book1.232.592.115.59Net Income$541.25M$310.82M$1.00B$265.48M7 Day Performance2.90%2.39%1.01%1.22%1 Month Performance-8.96%7.42%-0.11%0.39%1 Year Performance-8.28%33.18%543.14%23.47% Marathon Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MARAMarathon Digital4.0121 of 5 stars$15.95+0.4%$24.22+51.9%+0.7%$5.89B$656.38M14.379BITFBitfarms2.6114 of 5 stars$1.21+3.9%$3.95+227.8%-32.1%$666.27M$192.88M-6.29110Upcoming EarningsCLSKCleanspark4.2528 of 5 stars$10.68+2.3%$20.69+93.8%-3.2%$2.98B$537.40M-11.06130COINCoinbase Global3.8243 of 5 stars$318.38+1.2%$352.18+10.6%+73.7%$80.61B$6.56B30.713,772Trending NewsInsider TradeGap UpHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.6726 of 5 stars$2.06+1.2%$6.67+224.4%-19.5%$466.96M$115.28M-5.6820Upcoming EarningsGap DownHUTHut 83.6746 of 5 stars$20.86+5.4%$26.12+25.2%+79.9%$2.16B$162.38M0.00219News CoverageGap UpRIOTRiot Platforms2.8517 of 5 stars$11.39+3.2%$17.39+52.7%+51.6%$4.19B$376.66M-26.38340Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpCPAYCorpay4.0556 of 5 stars$324.23+2.5%$401.07+23.7%+12.8%$22.82B$4.05B22.7111,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGIBCGI Group3.6425 of 5 stars$96.67+1.2%$148.25+53.4%-10.1%$21.55B$10.79B17.8790,250AERAercap3.438 of 5 stars$109.22+0.8%$122.00+11.7%+21.9%$20.38B$8.00B6.79740Positive NewsRBARB Global3.7221 of 5 stars$109.24+0.9%$116.21+6.4%+43.9%$20.24B$4.28B53.747,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BITF Competitors CLSK Competitors COIN Competitors HIVE Competitors HUT Competitors RIOT Competitors CPAY Competitors GIB Competitors AER Competitors RBA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MARA) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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