Iris Energy (IREN) Competitors $6.54 +0.24 (+3.81%) Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.49 -0.05 (-0.76%) As of 04/25/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IREN vs. HWC, BBAR, SFBS, UPST, IFS, AX, ASB, AVAL, EBC, and BURShould you be buying Iris Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iris Energy include Hancock Whitney (HWC), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Upstart (UPST), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Axos Financial (AX), Associated Banc (ASB), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), and Burford Capital (BUR). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Iris Energy vs. Hancock Whitney Banco BBVA Argentina ServisFirst Bancshares Upstart Intercorp Financial Services Axos Financial Associated Banc Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Eastern Bankshares Burford Capital Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) and Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HWC or IREN? 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Iris Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Iris Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, HWC or IREN? Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHancock Whitney$1.45B3.09$460.82M$5.429.60Iris Energy$283.73M4.33-$28.95MN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, HWC or IREN? Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iris Energy has a beta of 3.68, meaning that its share price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWC or IREN? Iris Energy received 6 more outperform votes than Hancock Whitney when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.26% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHancock WhitneyOutperform Votes6650.38% Underperform Votes6549.62% Iris EnergyOutperform Votes7278.26% Underperform Votes2021.74% Do analysts rate HWC or IREN? Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus target price of $60.56, suggesting a potential upside of 16.43%. Iris Energy has a consensus target price of $20.40, suggesting a potential upside of 211.93%. Given Iris Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hancock Whitney 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Iris Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is HWC or IREN more profitable? Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 22.40% compared to Iris Energy's net margin of -17.94%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.56% beat Iris Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hancock Whitney22.40% 11.56% 1.32% Iris Energy -17.94%-3.98%-3.33% Does the media refer more to HWC or IREN? In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 20 more articles in the media than Iris Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 6 mentions for Iris Energy. Iris Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.86 indicating that Iris Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hancock Whitney 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Iris Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryIris Energy beats Hancock Whitney on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Iris Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IREN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IREN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIris EnergyNondepository credit institutions IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$7.23B$7.12B$7.80BDividend YieldN/A4.67%10.99%4.31%P/E RatioN/A16.8148.7418.40Price / Sales4.3310.0923,119.37101.29Price / Cash107.0342.1535.4434.62Price / Book0.952.273.494.18Net Income-$28.95M$524.31M$4.28B$247.71M7 Day Performance16.68%14.46%1.64%6.45%1 Month Performance-11.62%-5.75%-5.83%-3.14%1 Year Performance26.50%8.52%-1.56%5.40% Iris Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRENIris Energy4.0979 of 5 stars$6.54+3.8%$20.40+211.9%+26.5%$1.23B$283.73M0.00100News CoveragePositive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.7683 of 5 stars$47.78-1.8%$60.56+26.7%+12.6%$4.12B$1.45B9.053,630Dividend AnnouncementBBARBanco BBVA Argentina4.4941 of 5 stars$19.61-3.3%$27.00+37.7%+135.6%$4.01B$3.43T10.215,850News CoverageSFBSServisFirst Bancshares2.6489 of 5 stars$69.11-0.9%$93.50+35.3%+15.4%$3.77B$477.66M16.61570Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUPSTUpstart4.0693 of 5 stars$39.45-3.6%$69.46+76.1%+113.2%$3.70B$628.83M-27.021,880News CoverageIFSIntercorp Financial Services4.232 of 5 stars$30.89-2.0%$30.00-2.9%+49.8%$3.53B$6.54B10.237,380Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsAXAxos Financial3.2855 of 5 stars$59.09-1.9%$84.17+42.4%+18.3%$3.37B$1.20B7.941,340Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.7253 of 5 stars$19.96-0.1%$26.67+33.6%+4.8%$3.31B$1.03B25.274,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores3.3799 of 5 stars$2.68+1.1%N/A+15.1%$3.18B$16.02T15.7770,200Dividend CutNews CoveragePositive NewsEBCEastern Bankshares4.8743 of 5 stars$14.61-0.8%$20.25+38.6%+14.1%$3.12B$731.51M21.812,150Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBURBurford Capital4.4432 of 5 stars$13.52-2.5%$19.50+44.2%-9.8%$2.97B$341.23M11.66140News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HWC Competitors BBAR Competitors SFBS Competitors UPST Competitors IFS Competitors AX Competitors ASB Competitors AVAL Competitors EBC Competitors BUR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IREN) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. 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