Iris Energy (IREN) Competitors

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) and Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, HWC or IREN?

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iris Energy has a beta of 3.64, suggesting that its stock price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HWC or IREN?

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hancock Whitney	$1.44B	2.76	$460.82M	$5.28	8.72
Iris Energy	$283.73M	3.93	-$28.95M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HWC or IREN?

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 10 more articles in the media than Iris Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 7 mentions for Iris Energy. Iris Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 1.08 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iris Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend HWC or IREN?

Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus target price of $62.56, indicating a potential upside of 35.84%. Iris Energy has a consensus target price of $20.40, indicating a potential upside of 243.43%. Given Iris Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.89
Iris 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 Whitney	22.40%	11.56%	1.32%
Iris Energy	-17.94%	-3.98%	-3.33%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HWC or IREN?

Iris Energy received 11 more outperform votes than Hancock Whitney when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.26% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 48.41% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hancock Whitney	Outperform Votes 61 48.41%	Underperform Votes 65 51.59%
Iris Energy	Outperform Votes 72 78.26%	Underperform Votes 20 21.74%

Summary

Iris Energy beats Hancock Whitney on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.