Cipher Mining (CIFR) Competitors

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) and GeneDx (NASDAQ:WGS) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media favor CIFR or WGS?

In the previous week, Cipher Mining had 5 more articles in the media than GeneDx. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Cipher Mining and 6 mentions for GeneDx. GeneDx's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Cipher Mining's score of 0.39 indicating that GeneDx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cipher Mining	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GeneDx	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of GeneDx shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of GeneDx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CIFR or WGS?

Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GeneDx has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CIFR or WGS more profitable?

GeneDx has a net margin of -31.25% compared to Cipher Mining's net margin of -33.39%. Cipher Mining's return on equity of -8.29% beat GeneDx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cipher Mining	-33.39%	-8.29%	-7.29%
GeneDx	-31.25%	-13.35%	-6.91%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CIFR or WGS?

Cipher Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GeneDx. Cipher Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GeneDx, 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	$152.47M	15.12	-$25.78M	-$0.13	-51.00
GeneDx	$267.23M	7.03	-$175.77M	-$3.11	-22.00

Do analysts recommend CIFR or WGS?

Cipher Mining currently has a consensus price target of $7.72, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. GeneDx has a consensus price target of $59.33, suggesting a potential downside of 13.29%. Given Cipher Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than GeneDx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cipher Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
GeneDx	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CIFR or WGS?

Cipher Mining received 44 more outperform votes than GeneDx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.74% of users gave Cipher Mining an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave GeneDx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cipher Mining	Outperform Votes 54 94.74%	Underperform Votes 3 5.26%
GeneDx	Outperform Votes 10 47.62%	Underperform Votes 11 52.38%

Summary

Cipher Mining beats GeneDx on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.