Iris Energy (IREN) Competitors $5.94 -0.10 (-1.66%) Closing price 04/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.76 -0.18 (-3.03%) As of 04/4/2025 07:58 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, SFBS, UPST, IFS, ASB, AX, BBAR, EBC, UCB, and AVALShould you be buying Iris Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iris Energy include Hancock Whitney (HWC), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Upstart (UPST), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Associated Banc (ASB), Axos Financial (AX), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), United Community Banks (UCB), and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Iris Energy vs. Hancock Whitney ServisFirst Bancshares Upstart Intercorp Financial Services Associated Banc Axos Financial Banco BBVA Argentina Eastern Bankshares United Community Banks Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHancock Whitney$1.44B2.76$460.82M$5.288.72Iris Energy$283.73M3.93-$28.95MN/AN/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) 2.89Iris 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 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHancock WhitneyOutperform Votes6148.41% Underperform Votes6551.59% Iris EnergyOutperform Votes7278.26% Underperform Votes2021.74% SummaryIris Energy beats Hancock Whitney on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$1.12B$6.46B$6.83B$7.12BDividend YieldN/A4.25%10.68%4.07%P/E RatioN/A15.4841.9017.50Price / Sales3.937.7628,890.8589.02Price / Cash107.0342.1535.5634.64Price / Book0.871.893.173.79Net Income-$28.95M$524.31M$4.30B$247.48M7 Day Performance-2.14%-10.36%-9.84%-6.79%1 Month Performance-26.30%-19.05%-7.00%-11.52%1 Year Performance6.07%-0.45%-3.60%-7.82% Iris Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRENIris Energy4.2686 of 5 stars$5.94-1.7%$20.40+243.4%+3.1%$1.12B$283.73M0.00100News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHWCHancock Whitney4.5649 of 5 stars$52.48+1.2%$62.56+19.2%+5.3%$4.53B$1.44B9.963,630Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSFBSServisFirst Bancshares3.5601 of 5 stars$82.42+0.6%$93.50+13.4%+12.9%$4.50B$477.66M19.81570Ex-DividendPositive NewsGap DownUPSTUpstart3.8926 of 5 stars$45.78-3.2%$73.38+60.3%+38.6%$4.31B$628.83M-31.531,880Gap DownIFSIntercorp Financial Services3.8038 of 5 stars$33.11-1.2%$30.00-9.4%+32.8%$3.79B$6.54B10.967,380Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownASBAssociated Banc4.9128 of 5 stars$22.57+0.9%$27.11+20.1%-7.7%$3.74B$1.03B28.574,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAXAxos Financial3.7123 of 5 stars$64.74+1.9%$84.17+30.0%+13.1%$3.70B$1.20B8.701,340Positive NewsGap DownBBARBanco BBVA Argentina4.6993 of 5 stars$18.08-3.5%$27.00+49.4%+83.5%$3.69B$3.56T9.425,850Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownEBCEastern Bankshares4.7873 of 5 stars$16.45+0.8%$20.25+23.1%+10.4%$3.50B$731.51M24.542,150Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsUCBUnited Community Banks4.2027 of 5 stars$28.12+1.1%$33.00+17.4%N/A$3.36B$930.04M13.803,070Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores3.7195 of 5 stars$2.72flatN/A+1.9%$3.23B$16.02T16.0074,036Dividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HWC Competitors SFBS Competitors UPST Competitors IFS Competitors ASB Competitors AX Competitors BBAR Competitors EBC Competitors UCB Competitors AVAL 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 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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