VBNK vs. HUT, SII, BITF, WFC, PTS, WED, ML, GRN, CARE, and CFW
Should you be buying VersaBank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VersaBank include Hut 8 (HUT), Sprott (SII), Bitfarms (BITF), Wall Financial (WFC), Points.com (PTS), Westaim (WED), Millennial Lithium (ML), Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) (GRN), Dialogue Health Technologies (CARE), and Calfrac Well Services (CFW). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
VersaBank vs. Its Competitors
VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Hut 8 (TSE:HUT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
21.6% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Hut 8 shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.2% of Hut 8 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hut 8 has a net margin of 135.55% compared to VersaBank's net margin of 19.94%. Hut 8's return on equity of 40.91% beat VersaBank's return on equity.
VersaBank currently has a consensus price target of C$19.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.49%. Given VersaBank's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe VersaBank is more favorable than Hut 8.
In the previous week, Hut 8 had 10 more articles in the media than VersaBank. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hut 8 and 0 mentions for VersaBank. Hut 8's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat VersaBank's score of 0.00 indicating that Hut 8 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
VersaBank has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hut 8 has a beta of 3.45, meaning that its share price is 245% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hut 8 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VersaBank. Hut 8 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hut 8 beats VersaBank on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:VBNK) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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