Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF – Get Free Report) and Consumer Portfolio Services (NASDAQ:CPSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
20.6% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Consumer Portfolio Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of Consumer Portfolio Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Bitfarms and Consumer Portfolio Services, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bitfarms | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Consumer Portfolio Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Bitfarms and Consumer Portfolio Services”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bitfarms | $192.88 million | 1.91 | -$104.04 million | ($0.14) | -5.49 |
| Consumer Portfolio Services | $202.25 million | 1.00 | $45.34 million | $0.79 | 11.90 |
Consumer Portfolio Services has higher revenue and earnings than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Consumer Portfolio Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Bitfarms has a beta of 3.74, indicating that its share price is 274% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consumer Portfolio Services has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Bitfarms and Consumer Portfolio Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bitfarms | -69.08% | -22.17% | -18.93% |
| Consumer Portfolio Services | 5.59% | 7.59% | 0.67% |
Summary
Consumer Portfolio Services beats Bitfarms on 9 of the 14 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 Consumer Portfolio Services
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It is involved in the purchase and service of retail automobile contracts originated by franchised automobile dealers and select independent dealers in the sale of new and used automobiles, light trucks, and passenger vans. The company, through its automobile contract purchases, offers indirect financing to the customers of dealers with limited credit histories or past credit problems. It also serves as an alternative source of financing for dealers, facilitating sales to customers who are not able to obtain financing from commercial banks, credit unions, and the captive finance companies. In addition, the company acquires installment purchase contracts in merger and acquisition transactions; purchases immaterial amounts of vehicle purchase money loans from non-affiliated lenders. It services its automobile contracts through its branches in California, Nevada, Virginia, Florida, and Illinois. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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