BTCS (OTCMKTS:BTCS) & Macquarie Group (OTCMKTS:MQBKY) Critical Contrast

BTCS (OTCMKTS:BTCS) and Macquarie Group (OTCMKTS:MQBKY) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares BTCS and Macquarie Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BTCS	-370.07%	-43.20%	-37.26%
Macquarie Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for BTCS and Macquarie Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BTCS	0	0	1	0	3.00
Macquarie Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

BTCS currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.45%. Given BTCS’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BTCS is more favorable than Macquarie Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BTCS and Macquarie Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BTCS	$1.28 million	21.50	-$15.89 million	$0.56	3.14
Macquarie Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.18	31.45

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.5% of BTCS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Macquarie Group shares are held by institutional investors. 40.2% of BTCS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

BTCS pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Macquarie Group pays an annual dividend of $3.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. BTCS pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Macquarie Group pays out 81.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BTCS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BTCS beats Macquarie Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BTCS

BTCS Inc. focuses on blockchain infrastructure and staking in the United States. The company secures blockchain-infrastructure operations and operates validator nodes on disruptive next-generation blockchain networks. It offers StakeSeeker, a cryptocurrency dashboard and staking-as-a-service platform that allows crypto asset holders to earn rewards by participating in network consensus mechanisms. The company was formerly known as Bitcoin Shop, Inc. and changed its name to BTCS Inc. in July 2015. BTCS Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

About Macquarie Group

Macquarie Group Limited provides diversified financial services in Australia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), Banking and Financial Services (BFS), Commodities and Global Markets (CGM), and Macquarie Capital. The MAM segment provides investment solutions to clients across various capabilities in private markets and public investments, including infrastructure, green investments, agriculture and natural assets, real estate, private credit, asset finance, equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions. The BFS segment offers personal banking products comprising home loans, car loans, transaction and savings accounts, and credit cards; and wrap platform and cash management, financial advisory, and private banking services, as well as investment and superannuation products. It also provides deposit, lending, and payment solutions and services to business clients. The CGM segment provides risk management, lending and financing, capital solutions, market access, and physical execution and logistics to corporate and institutional clients; and specialist finance and asset management solutions. The Macquarie Capital segment provides advisory and capital raising services. It is also involved in development and investment in infrastructure and energy projects and companies; and brokerage business, including equity research, sales, execution capabilities, and corporate access. Macquarie Group Limited was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.