Investar (ISTR) Competitors

Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) and Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, ISTR or BITF?

Investar has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitfarms has a beta of 3.67, suggesting that its stock price is 267% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ISTR or BITF?

Investar received 179 more outperform votes than Bitfarms when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.17% of users gave Bitfarms an outperform vote while only 59.94% of users gave Investar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Investar	Outperform Votes 217 59.94%	Underperform Votes 145 40.06%
Bitfarms	Outperform Votes 38 79.17%	Underperform Votes 10 20.83%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ISTR or BITF?

50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Investar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ISTR or BITF?

Investar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investar, 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
Investar	$139.74M	1.35	$16.68M	$1.79	10.69
Bitfarms	$146.37M	4.64	-$104.04M	-$0.36	-4.17

Is ISTR or BITF more profitable?

Investar has a net margin of 11.35% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -69.08%. Investar's return on equity of 6.94% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Investar	11.35%	6.94%	0.58%
Bitfarms	-69.08%	-22.17%	-18.93%

Do analysts rate ISTR or BITF?

Investar currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.55%. Bitfarms has a consensus target price of $4.05, indicating a potential upside of 170.00%. Given Bitfarms' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than Investar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bitfarms	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media refer more to ISTR or BITF?

In the previous week, Investar had 1 more articles in the media than Bitfarms. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Investar and 7 mentions for Bitfarms. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Bitfarms' score of 0.15 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Investar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bitfarms	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Investar beats Bitfarms on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.