Marathon Digital (MARA) Competitors

Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Is BITF or MARA more profitable?

Marathon Digital has a net margin of 85.02% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -35.09%. Marathon Digital's return on equity of -2.11% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bitfarms	-35.09%	-9.86%	-8.44%
Marathon Digital	85.02%	-2.11%	-1.33%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bitfarms	$192.88M	3.81	-$94.55M	-$0.17	-7.76
Marathon Digital	$798.41M	7.41	$541.25M	$1.11	14.38

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BITF or MARA?

20.6% of Bitfarms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BITF or MARA?

Bitfarms currently has a consensus target price of $3.95, indicating a potential upside of 199.24%. Marathon Digital has a consensus target price of $24.22, indicating a potential upside of 51.77%. Given Bitfarms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	3.00
Marathon Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media favor BITF or MARA?

In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 16 more articles in the media than Bitfarms. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Marathon Digital and 2 mentions for Bitfarms. Bitfarms' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.61 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Digital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BITF or MARA?

Bitfarms has a beta of 3.5, meaning that its share price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 6.24, meaning that its share price is 524% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Marathon Digital beats Bitfarms on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.