TeraWulf (WULF) Competitors

TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) and Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WULF or UPST?

Upstart received 12 more outperform votes than TeraWulf when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.82% of users gave TeraWulf an outperform vote while only 32.02% of users gave Upstart an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TeraWulf	Outperform Votes 45 81.82%	Underperform Votes 10 18.18%
Upstart	Outperform Votes 57 32.02%	Underperform Votes 121 67.98%

Which has more risk and volatility, WULF or UPST?

TeraWulf has a beta of 2.76, meaning that its stock price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upstart has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend WULF or UPST?

TeraWulf presently has a consensus target price of $7.86, suggesting a potential upside of 158.46%. Upstart has a consensus target price of $69.46, suggesting a potential upside of 48.71%. Given TeraWulf's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TeraWulf is more favorable than Upstart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TeraWulf	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Upstart	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Does the media prefer WULF or UPST?

In the previous week, TeraWulf had 6 more articles in the media than Upstart. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for TeraWulf and 1 mentions for Upstart. TeraWulf's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Upstart's score of 0.00 indicating that TeraWulf is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TeraWulf	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upstart	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, WULF or UPST?

TeraWulf has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upstart. Upstart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TeraWulf, 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
TeraWulf	$140.05M	8.31	-$73.42M	-$0.20	-15.20
Upstart	$628.83M	6.96	-$128.58M	-$1.46	-31.99

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WULF or UPST?

62.5% of TeraWulf shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Upstart shares are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of TeraWulf shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Upstart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WULF or UPST more profitable?

Upstart has a net margin of -20.20% compared to TeraWulf's net margin of -41.88%. TeraWulf's return on equity of -15.91% beat Upstart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TeraWulf	-41.88%	-15.91%	-11.67%
Upstart	-20.20%	-25.87%	-7.95%

Summary

TeraWulf beats Upstart on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.