Civista Bancshares (CIVB) Competitors

Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) and Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer HUT or CIVB?

In the previous week, Civista Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Hut 8. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Civista Bancshares and 3 mentions for Hut 8. Hut 8's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Civista Bancshares' score of 1.62 indicating that Hut 8 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hut 8	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Civista Bancshares	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HUT or CIVB?

Civista Bancshares received 208 more outperform votes than Hut 8 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.68% of users gave Hut 8 an outperform vote while only 58.15% of users gave Civista Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hut 8	Outperform Votes 56 75.68%	Underperform Votes 18 24.32%
Civista Bancshares	Outperform Votes 264 58.15%	Underperform Votes 190 41.85%

Which has better valuation and earnings, HUT or CIVB?

Civista Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hut 8.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hut 8	$671.72M	1.63	-$186.77M	N/A	N/A
Civista Bancshares	$151.91M	1.98	$31.68M	$2.02	9.64

Which has more risk & volatility, HUT or CIVB?

Hut 8 has a beta of 4.37, suggesting that its stock price is 337% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Civista Bancshares has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HUT or CIVB more profitable?

Civista Bancshares has a net margin of 12.96% compared to Hut 8's net margin of 0.00%. Civista Bancshares' return on equity of 8.35% beat Hut 8's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hut 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
Civista Bancshares	12.96%	8.35%	0.80%

Do analysts prefer HUT or CIVB?

Hut 8 presently has a consensus target price of $29.89, indicating a potential upside of 155.02%. Civista Bancshares has a consensus target price of $23.40, indicating a potential upside of 20.18%. Given Hut 8's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hut 8 is more favorable than Civista Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hut 8	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Civista Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HUT or CIVB?

31.8% of Hut 8 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Civista Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Hut 8 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Civista Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hut 8 and Civista Bancshares tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.