Cleanspark (CLSK) Competitors

Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) and Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) are both banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BITF or CLSK?

20.6% of Bitfarms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Cleanspark shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Cleanspark shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BITF or CLSK?

Bitfarms presently has a consensus target price of $3.95, suggesting a potential upside of 211.02%. Cleanspark has a consensus target price of $20.47, suggesting a potential upside of 108.47%. Given Bitfarms' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than Cleanspark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bitfarms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cleanspark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BITF or CLSK more profitable?

Cleanspark has a net margin of 47.98% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -35.09%. Cleanspark's return on equity of 8.89% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bitfarms	-35.09%	-9.86%	-8.44%
Cleanspark	47.98%	8.89%	6.62%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BITF or CLSK?

Bitfarms has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cleanspark. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cleanspark, 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	$192.88M	3.66	-$94.55M	-$0.17	-7.47
Cleanspark	$378.97M	7.28	-$145.78M	$0.85	11.55

Which has more volatility & risk, BITF or CLSK?

Bitfarms has a beta of 3.5, meaning that its stock price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cleanspark has a beta of 3.72, meaning that its stock price is 272% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BITF or CLSK?

In the previous week, Bitfarms had 12 more articles in the media than Cleanspark. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Bitfarms and 9 mentions for Cleanspark. Cleanspark's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Bitfarms' score of 0.92 indicating that Cleanspark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bitfarms	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cleanspark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Cleanspark beats Bitfarms on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.