Cipher Mining (CIFR) Competitors

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) and UWM (NYSE:UWMC) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIFR or UWMC?

Cipher Mining received 29 more outperform votes than UWM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.92% of users gave Cipher Mining an outperform vote while only 29.35% of users gave UWM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cipher Mining	Outperform Votes 56 94.92%	Underperform Votes 3 5.08%
UWM	Outperform Votes 27 29.35%	Underperform Votes 65 70.65%

Is CIFR or UWMC more profitable?

UWM has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Cipher Mining's net margin of -33.39%. UWM's return on equity of -5.79% beat Cipher Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cipher Mining	-33.39%	-8.29%	-7.29%
UWM	N/A	-5.79%	-1.04%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CIFR or UWMC?

UWM has higher revenue and earnings than Cipher Mining. Cipher Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UWM, 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	16.15	-$25.78M	-$0.13	-54.46
UWM	$835.67M	11.55	-$13.23M	-$0.23	-26.26

Does the media refer more to CIFR or UWMC?

In the previous week, Cipher Mining had 1 more articles in the media than UWM. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cipher Mining and 4 mentions for UWM. UWM's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Cipher Mining's score of 0.65 indicating that UWM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cipher Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UWM	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CIFR or UWMC?

12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of UWM shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 94.1% of UWM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CIFR or UWMC?

Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UWM has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CIFR or UWMC?

Cipher Mining presently has a consensus target price of $8.03, indicating a potential upside of 13.39%. UWM has a consensus target price of $7.41, indicating a potential upside of 22.62%. Given UWM's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UWM is more favorable than Cipher Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cipher Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.18
UWM	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

UWM beats Cipher Mining on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.