Bitfarms (BITF) Competitors

Bitfarms (TSE:BITF) and Sprott (TSE:SII) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BITF or SII?

Sprott has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprott, 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	C$159.92M	2.70	-C$110.66M	-C$0.44	-2.77
Sprott	C$114.38M	13.36	C$32.26M	C$2.57	33.33

Does the media favor BITF or SII?

In the previous week, Bitfarms had 11 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Bitfarms and 1 mentions for Sprott. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Bitfarms' score of -0.28 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bitfarms	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sprott	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BITF or SII?

Bitfarms currently has a consensus price target of C$3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 204.88%. Sprott has a consensus price target of C$77.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.96%. Given Bitfarms' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than Sprott.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bitfarms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BITF or SII?

Sprott received 325 more outperform votes than Bitfarms when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.33% of users gave Bitfarms an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Sprott an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bitfarms	Outperform Votes 5 83.33%	Underperform Votes 1 16.67%
Sprott	Outperform Votes 330 60.66%	Underperform Votes 214 39.34%

Is BITF or SII more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 28.20% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -69.20%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.02% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bitfarms	-69.20%	-30.76%	-10.66%
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%

Which has more risk & volatility, BITF or SII?

Bitfarms has a beta of 3.2, indicating that its stock price is 220% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BITF or SII?

20.2% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Sprott shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Bitfarms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Sprott shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sprott beats Bitfarms on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.