Runway Growth Finance (RWAY) Competitors

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) and Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, RWAY or IREN?

Runway Growth Finance has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iris Energy has a beta of 3.64, suggesting that its share price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RWAY or IREN?

Runway Growth Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Iris Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Runway Growth Finance	$85.89M	4.57	$44.34M	$1.91	5.51
Iris Energy	$283.73M	4.90	-$28.95M	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer RWAY or IREN?

In the previous week, Runway Growth Finance had 8 more articles in the media than Iris Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Runway Growth Finance and 10 mentions for Iris Energy. Iris Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Runway Growth Finance's score of 0.58 indicating that Iris Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Runway Growth Finance	3 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iris Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend RWAY or IREN?

Runway Growth Finance currently has a consensus price target of $11.65, indicating a potential upside of 10.74%. Iris Energy has a consensus price target of $20.40, indicating a potential upside of 175.68%. Given Iris Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than Runway Growth Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Runway Growth Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Iris Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RWAY or IREN?

Iris Energy received 53 more outperform votes than Runway Growth Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.26% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 41.30% of users gave Runway Growth Finance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Runway Growth Finance	Outperform Votes 19 41.30%	Underperform Votes 27 58.70%
Iris Energy	Outperform Votes 72 78.26%	Underperform Votes 20 21.74%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RWAY or IREN?

64.6% of Runway Growth Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Iris Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Runway Growth Finance 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RWAY or IREN more profitable?

Runway Growth Finance has a net margin of 27.05% compared to Iris Energy's net margin of -17.94%. Runway Growth Finance's return on equity of 12.91% beat Iris Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Runway Growth Finance	27.05%	12.91%	6.33%
Iris Energy	-17.94%	-3.98%	-3.33%

Summary

Iris Energy beats Runway Growth Finance on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.