Macro Bank (BMA) Competitors

IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) and Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to IREN or BMA?

In the previous week, IREN had 16 more articles in the media than Macro Bank. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for IREN and 11 mentions for Macro Bank. Macro Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat IREN's score of 0.47 indicating that Macro Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IREN	5 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Macro Bank	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend IREN or BMA?

IREN presently has a consensus price target of $30.89, indicating a potential downside of 20.06%. Macro Bank has a consensus price target of $62.17, indicating a potential upside of 58.23%. Given Macro Bank's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Macro Bank is more favorable than IREN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IREN	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Macro Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is IREN or BMA more profitable?

IREN has a net margin of 33.03% compared to Macro Bank's net margin of 8.32%. Macro Bank's return on equity of 10.94% beat IREN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IREN	33.03%	1.34%	0.94%
Macro Bank	8.32%	10.94%	2.95%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IREN or BMA?

Macro Bank has higher revenue and earnings than IREN. Macro Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IREN, 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
IREN	$501.02M	20.98	$86.94M	$0.59	65.49
Macro Bank	$4.49B	0.56	$358.05M	$11.41	3.44

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IREN or BMA?

41.1% of IREN shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of IREN shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Macro Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, IREN or BMA?

IREN has a beta of 4.03, indicating that its stock price is 303% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macro Bank has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IREN beats Macro Bank on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.