Reviewing Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) & BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU)

BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) and Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.3% of BitFuFu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Iris Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Iris Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

BitFuFu has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iris Energy has a beta of 3.41, indicating that its share price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BitFuFu and Iris Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BitFuFu	$423.70 million	1.32	$10.49 million	N/A	N/A
Iris Energy	$188.76 million	5.83	-$28.95 million	N/A	N/A

BitFuFu has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Profitability

This table compares BitFuFu and Iris Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BitFuFu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Iris Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for BitFuFu and Iris Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BitFuFu	0	0	0	0	N/A
Iris Energy	0	1	8	0	2.89

Iris Energy has a consensus price target of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 108.06%. Given Iris Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than BitFuFu.

Summary

Iris Energy beats BitFuFu on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BitFuFu

BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

About Iris Energy

Iris Energy Limited owns and operates bitcoin mining data centers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.