Metropolitan Bank (MCB) Competitors

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

Is MCB or CLSK more profitable?

CleanSpark has a net margin of 16.07% compared to Metropolitan Bank's net margin of 13.55%. Metropolitan Bank's return on equity of 10.89% beat CleanSpark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metropolitan Bank	13.55%	10.89%	1.02%
CleanSpark	16.07%	-2.61%	-2.24%

Does the media refer more to MCB or CLSK?

In the previous week, CleanSpark had 3 more articles in the media than Metropolitan Bank. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CleanSpark and 8 mentions for Metropolitan Bank. Metropolitan Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat CleanSpark's score of 0.98 indicating that Metropolitan Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Metropolitan Bank	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CleanSpark	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCB or CLSK?

79.8% of Metropolitan Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of CleanSpark shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Metropolitan Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of CleanSpark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MCB or CLSK?

Metropolitan Bank currently has a consensus price target of $78.13, indicating a potential upside of 45.97%. CleanSpark has a consensus price target of $21.57, indicating a potential upside of 196.31%. Given CleanSpark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CleanSpark is more favorable than Metropolitan Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metropolitan Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CleanSpark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MCB or CLSK?

Metropolitan Bank received 47 more outperform votes than CleanSpark when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.94% of users gave CleanSpark an outperform vote while only 68.48% of users gave Metropolitan Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Metropolitan Bank	Outperform Votes 189 68.48%	Underperform Votes 87 31.52%
CleanSpark	Outperform Votes 142 75.94%	Underperform Votes 45 24.06%

Which has more risk and volatility, MCB or CLSK?

Metropolitan Bank has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CleanSpark has a beta of 4.12, indicating that its stock price is 312% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MCB or CLSK?

Metropolitan Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CleanSpark. Metropolitan Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CleanSpark, 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
Metropolitan Bank	$276.91M	2.17	$66.69M	$5.92	9.04
CleanSpark	$467.49M	4.37	-$145.78M	$0.11	66.18

Summary

CleanSpark beats Metropolitan Bank on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.