Iris Energy (IREN) Competitors

Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) and Coastal Financial (NASDAQ:CCB) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer IREN or CCB?

In the previous week, Coastal Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Iris Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Coastal Financial and 3 mentions for Iris Energy. Iris Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Coastal Financial's score of 0.80 indicating that Iris Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iris Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Coastal Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IREN or CCB?

Coastal Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iris Energy	$164.61M	6.94	-$171.87M	N/A	N/A
Coastal Financial	$537.55M	1.11	$44.58M	$2.86	15.50

Is IREN or CCB more profitable?

Coastal Financial has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Iris Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Coastal Financial's return on equity of 14.31% beat Iris Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iris Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coastal Financial	6.55%	14.31%	1.11%

Do analysts rate IREN or CCB?

Iris Energy presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.46%. Coastal Financial has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.79%. Given Iris Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than Coastal Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iris Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Coastal Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more volatility & risk, IREN or CCB?

Iris Energy has a beta of 3.05, meaning that its stock price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coastal Financial has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IREN or CCB?

Iris Energy received 34 more outperform votes than Coastal Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.41% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave Coastal Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Iris Energy	Outperform Votes 42 72.41%	Underperform Votes 16 27.59%
Coastal Financial	Outperform Votes 8 53.33%	Underperform Votes 7 46.67%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IREN or CCB?

41.1% of Iris Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Coastal Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Iris Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Coastal Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Coastal Financial beats Iris Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.