Qudian (QD) Competitors

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) and Qudian (NYSE:QD) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CIFR or QD?

Qudian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cipher Mining. Cipher Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qudian, 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
Cipher Mining	$151.27M	14.10	-$44.63M	-$0.36	-17.67
Qudian	$29.65M	18.15	$12.57M	$0.24	13.29

Which has more risk and volatility, CIFR or QD?

Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qudian has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CIFR or QD more profitable?

Qudian has a net margin of 170.45% compared to Cipher Mining's net margin of -81.21%. Qudian's return on equity of 2.79% beat Cipher Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cipher Mining	-81.21%	-17.77%	-14.88%
Qudian	170.45%	2.79%	2.56%

Do analysts recommend CIFR or QD?

Cipher Mining currently has a consensus price target of $7.63, indicating a potential upside of 19.89%. Given Cipher Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Qudian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cipher Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Qudian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer CIFR or QD?

In the previous week, Cipher Mining had 12 more articles in the media than Qudian. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cipher Mining and 2 mentions for Qudian. Cipher Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Qudian's score of 0.00 indicating that Cipher Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cipher Mining	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Qudian	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CIFR or QD?

12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Qudian shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Cipher Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Qudian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cipher Mining beats Qudian on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.