Bitfarms (BITF) Competitors

Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) and Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BITF or ASB?

Associated Banc has higher revenue and earnings than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Banc, 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	$172.70M	5.90	-$104.04M	-$0.36	-6.25
Associated Banc	$2.22B	1.82	$182.96M	$1.20	22.17

Is BITF or ASB more profitable?

Associated Banc has a net margin of 8.15% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -69.08%. Associated Banc's return on equity of 8.18% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bitfarms	-69.08%	-24.14%	-20.41%
Associated Banc	8.15%	8.18%	0.80%

Do analysts rate BITF or ASB?

Bitfarms presently has a consensus target price of $3.66, suggesting a potential upside of 62.67%. Associated Banc has a consensus target price of $23.89, suggesting a potential downside of 10.19%. Given Bitfarms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than Associated Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bitfarms	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Associated Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

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

20.6% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Associated Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Associated Banc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BITF or ASB?

Bitfarms has a beta of 3.64, meaning that its share price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Banc has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BITF or ASB?

Associated Banc received 204 more outperform votes than Bitfarms when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave Bitfarms an outperform vote while only 48.88% of users gave Associated Banc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bitfarms	Outperform Votes 36 80.00%	Underperform Votes 9 20.00%
Associated Banc	Outperform Votes 240 48.88%	Underperform Votes 251 51.12%

Does the media favor BITF or ASB?

In the previous week, Bitfarms had 3 more articles in the media than Associated Banc. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Bitfarms and 10 mentions for Associated Banc. Associated Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Bitfarms' score of 0.09 indicating that Associated Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bitfarms	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Associated Banc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Associated Banc beats Bitfarms on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.