IREN (IREN) Competitors $16.95 +0.13 (+0.77%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.04 +0.09 (+0.53%) As of 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. BITF, CLSK, HIVE, HUT, MARA, RIOT, COOP, GGAL, QFIN, and OMFShould you be buying IREN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IREN include Bitfarms (BITF), Cleanspark (CLSK), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Hut 8 (HUT), Marathon Digital (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Qifu Technology (QFIN), and OneMain (OMF). IREN vs. Its Competitors Bitfarms Cleanspark HIVE Digital Technologies Hut 8 Marathon Digital Riot Platforms Mr. Cooper Group Grupo Financiero Galicia Qifu Technology OneMain Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) and IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) are both banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe in BITF or IREN? 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of IREN shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of IREN 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 prefer BITF or IREN? In the previous week, IREN had 11 more articles in the media than Bitfarms. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for IREN and 23 mentions for Bitfarms. IREN's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Bitfarms' score of 0.13 indicating that IREN is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bitfarms 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral IREN 10 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend BITF or IREN? Bitfarms currently has a consensus target price of $4.44, indicating a potential upside of 330.83%. IREN has a consensus target price of $20.30, indicating a potential upside of 19.76%. Given Bitfarms' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than IREN.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bitfarms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00IREN 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, BITF or IREN? Bitfarms has a beta of 3.45, suggesting that its share price is 245% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IREN has a beta of 3.98, suggesting that its share price is 298% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BITF or IREN more profitable? IREN has a net margin of -9.40% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -40.09%. IREN's return on equity of -2.12% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bitfarms-40.09% -12.70% -11.18% IREN -9.40%-2.12%-1.67% Which has better earnings & valuation, BITF or IREN? IREN has higher revenue and earnings than Bitfarms. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBitfarms$209.41M2.73-$105.63M-$0.19-5.42IREN$372.10M8.56-$28.95MN/AN/A SummaryIREN beats Bitfarms on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IREN 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 IREN 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 ExcelMetricIRENFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.16B$7.69B$12.05B$9.03BDividend YieldN/A4.75%5.53%4.02%P/E RatioN/A17.8019.9520.03Price / Sales8.565.1025.76112.84Price / Cash145.6522.5818.7228.59Price / Book2.902.672.255.55Net Income-$28.95M$306.40M$990.08M$248.49M7 Day Performance16.33%4.88%1.38%5.37%1 Month Performance73.85%8.34%3.40%6.63%1 Year Performance12.77%24.78%542.06%21.20% IREN Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRENIREN2.7436 of 5 stars$16.95+0.8%$20.30+19.8%+12.4%$3.16B$372.10M0.00100Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeBITFBitfarms2.7485 of 5 stars$0.84+11.9%$4.44+431.4%-61.2%$464.23M$192.88M-4.39110Gap UpCLSKCleanspark3.4065 of 5 stars$11.05+3.6%$21.00+90.0%-23.4%$3.10B$378.97M-11.51130HIVEHIVE Digital Technologies3.4722 of 5 stars$1.80flat$6.57+265.1%-30.4%$358.54M$115.28M-5.0020Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHUTHut 82.4343 of 5 stars$18.64+5.5%$25.76+38.2%+33.3%$1.94B$162.38M0.00219MARAMarathon Digital2.8375 of 5 stars$15.72+4.6%$20.94+33.2%-12.1%$5.53B$705.06M-10.849RIOTRiot Platforms1.6198 of 5 stars$11.32+7.3%$17.35+53.3%+26.2%$4.04B$376.66M-8.58340Gap DownCOOPMr. Cooper Group4.1898 of 5 stars$149.210.0%$131.14-12.1%+88.7%$9.55B$2.23B16.967,900GGALGrupo Financiero Galicia3.425 of 5 stars$50.39-2.5%$61.20+21.5%+78.2%$7.43B$10.79B7.4212,440QFINQifu Technology4.2003 of 5 stars$43.36-2.6%$45.10+4.0%+120.3%$6.83B$2.35B6.653,527OMFOneMain4.959 of 5 stars$57.07+0.7%$58.40+2.3%+25.8%$6.79B$4.65B12.079,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BITF Competitors CLSK Competitors HIVE Competitors HUT Competitors MARA Competitors RIOT Competitors COOP Competitors GGAL Competitors QFIN Competitors OMF 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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