Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF – Get Free Report) and The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Bitfarms and The9, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Bitfarms | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
The9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Bitfarms currently has a consensus target price of $4.05, indicating a potential upside of 264.86%. Given Bitfarms’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than The9.
Valuation & Earnings
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Bitfarms | $182.96 million | 2.91 | -$104.04 million | ($0.36) | -3.08 |
The9 | $176.49 million | 0.59 | $2.82 million | N/A | N/A |
The9 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bitfarms.
Profitability
This table compares Bitfarms and The9’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Bitfarms | -69.08% | -22.17% | -18.93% |
The9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk and Volatility
Bitfarms has a beta of 3.68, meaning that its stock price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The9 has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.6% of Bitfarms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of The9 shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of The9 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bitfarms beats The9 on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bitfarms
Bitfarms Ltd. engages in the mining of cryptocurrency coins and tokens in Canada, the United States, Paraguay, and Argentina. It owns and operates server farms that primarily validates transactions on the Bitcoin Blockchain and earning cryptocurrency from block rewards and transaction fees. The company also provides electrician services to commercial and residential customers in Quebec, Canada. It also undertakes hosting of third-party mining hardware. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
About The9
The9 Limited operates as a cryptocurrency mining business in China, Eastern Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was formerly known as GameNow.net Limited and changed its name to The9 Limited in February 2004. The9 Limited was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.
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