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MSTR vs. CLSK, COIN, HOOD, MARA, PYPL, RIOT, TSLA, CRM, INTU, and ADBE

Should you be buying MicroStrategy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MicroStrategy include Cleanspark (CLSK), Coinbase Global (COIN), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Marathon Digital (MARA), PayPal (PYPL), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), Intuit (INTU), and Adobe (ADBE).

MicroStrategy vs. Its Competitors

Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 104 more articles in the media than Cleanspark. MarketBeat recorded 123 mentions for MicroStrategy and 19 mentions for Cleanspark. MicroStrategy's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Cleanspark's score of 0.71 indicating that MicroStrategy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cleanspark
6 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MicroStrategy
37 Very Positive mention(s)
23 Positive mention(s)
38 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cleanspark has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cleanspark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cleanspark$378.97M7.74-$145.78M-$0.96-10.88
MicroStrategy$463.46M216.28-$1.17B-$21.81-16.81

Cleanspark has a beta of 3.72, meaning that its stock price is 272% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroStrategy has a beta of 3.76, meaning that its stock price is 276% more volatile than the S&P 500.

43.1% of Cleanspark shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Cleanspark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by 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.

Cleanspark has a net margin of -35.43% compared to MicroStrategy's net margin of -1,160.72%. Cleanspark's return on equity of -4.65% beat MicroStrategy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cleanspark-35.43% -4.65% -3.71%
MicroStrategy -1,160.72%-37.64%-25.22%

Cleanspark presently has a consensus target price of $20.69, indicating a potential upside of 98.22%. MicroStrategy has a consensus target price of $546.58, indicating a potential upside of 49.08%. Given Cleanspark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cleanspark is more favorable than MicroStrategy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cleanspark
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10
MicroStrategy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Summary

Cleanspark and MicroStrategy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MSTR vs. The Competition

MetricMicroStrategySoftware IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$109.87B$6.25B$29.22B$9.53B
Dividend YieldN/A3.24%3.09%4.08%
P/E Ratio-16.8129.2048.0923.80
Price / Sales216.28281.741,529.7188.12
Price / CashN/A17.1838.0757.96
Price / Book4.9411.257.415.55
Net Income-$1.17B$48.92M$782.10M$259.03M
7 Day Performance-9.67%-2.11%-3.62%-4.56%
1 Month Performance-8.86%0.15%-0.08%4.49%
1 Year Performance153.20%7.65%52,642.37%18.05%

MicroStrategy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MSTR
MicroStrategy
4.3905 of 5 stars
$366.63
-8.8%
$546.58
+49.1%
+142.5%$109.87B$463.46M-16.811,534Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CLSK
Cleanspark
4.2472 of 5 stars
$12.06
+2.0%
$20.69
+71.7%
-30.8%$3.38B$378.97M-12.55130Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
COIN
Coinbase Global
3.2086 of 5 stars
$378.90
-3.3%
$320.06
-15.5%
+48.0%$96.28B$6.56B71.023,772Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
3.3657 of 5 stars
$106.66
+1.7%
$85.29
-20.0%
+393.6%$94.40B$2.95B60.572,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Down
MARA
Marathon Digital
4.0889 of 5 stars
$17.13
-0.7%
$24.56
+43.4%
-14.6%$6.02B$705.06M-11.809Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
PYPL
PayPal
4.8822 of 5 stars
$78.65
+0.9%
$83.13
+5.7%
+2.8%$75.84B$31.89B17.5824,400Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
RIOT
Riot Platforms
2.1828 of 5 stars
$14.32
-1.5%
$17.39
+21.5%
+18.3%$5.10B$376.66M-10.82340Trending News
Earnings Report
Options Volume
Gap Down
TSLA
Tesla
4.2544 of 5 stars
$328.48
+3.9%
$302.75
-7.8%
+39.6%$1.06T$97.69B190.15125,665Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
CRM
Salesforce
4.9057 of 5 stars
$270.04
+0.3%
$348.16
+28.9%
-0.9%$258.16B$37.90B42.2676,453Trending News
Insider Trade
INTU
Intuit
4.5309 of 5 stars
$794.14
+1.0%
$806.27
+1.5%
+21.7%$221.53B$16.29B64.4618,800Positive News
ADBE
Adobe
4.8131 of 5 stars
$370.11
-0.2%
$473.88
+28.0%
-36.3%$157.00B$22.60B23.6830,709Trending News

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