MVB Financial (MVBF) Competitors

MVB Financial (NASDAQ:MVBF) and Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer MVBF or CIFR?

In the previous week, Cipher Mining had 4 more articles in the media than MVB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cipher Mining and 1 mentions for MVB Financial. MVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Cipher Mining's score of 0.73 indicating that MVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MVB Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cipher Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MVBF or CIFR more profitable?

MVB Financial has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Cipher Mining's net margin of -33.39%. MVB Financial's return on equity of 6.76% beat Cipher Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MVB Financial	8.78%	6.76%	0.59%
Cipher Mining	-33.39%	-8.29%	-7.29%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MVBF or CIFR?

MVB Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cipher Mining. Cipher Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MVB Financial, 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
MVB Financial	$150.69M	1.36	$20.09M	$1.53	10.35
Cipher Mining	$151.27M	5.76	-$25.78M	-$0.12	-19.75

Which has more risk and volatility, MVBF or CIFR?

MVB Financial has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.65, meaning that its share price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MVBF or CIFR?

MVB Financial presently has a consensus target price of $23.75, indicating a potential upside of 49.94%. Cipher Mining has a consensus target price of $8.13, indicating a potential upside of 242.83%. Given Cipher Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than MVB Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MVB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Cipher Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MVBF or CIFR?

Cipher Mining received 41 more outperform votes than MVB Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.20% of users gave Cipher Mining an outperform vote while only 48.00% of users gave MVB Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MVB Financial	Outperform Votes 24 48.00%	Underperform Votes 26 52.00%
Cipher Mining	Outperform Votes 65 94.20%	Underperform Votes 4 5.80%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MVBF or CIFR?

52.7% of MVB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of MVB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cipher Mining beats MVB Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.