BTCS (NASDAQ:BTCS – Get Free Report) and CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares BTCS and CleanSpark’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BTCS | 366.80% | -15.42% | -13.77% |
| CleanSpark | -38.47% | -2.36% | -2.18% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BTCS and CleanSpark”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BTCS | $2.08 million | 23.43 | $7.82 million | $0.41 | 6.98 |
| CleanSpark | $378.97 million | 8.23 | -$145.78 million | ($0.58) | -18.38 |
Volatility and Risk
BTCS has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CleanSpark has a beta of 4.16, indicating that its stock price is 316% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
3.5% of BTCS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of CleanSpark shares are held by institutional investors. 44.3% of BTCS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of CleanSpark shares are held by company 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 Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for BTCS and CleanSpark, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BTCS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| CleanSpark | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
BTCS currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.83%. CleanSpark has a consensus target price of $23.17, suggesting a potential upside of 117.32%. Given CleanSpark’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CleanSpark is more favorable than BTCS.
Summary
CleanSpark beats BTCS on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BTCS
BTCS Inc. operates in blockchain technology sector the United States. Its blockchain-infrastructure secures and operates validator nodes on disruptive blockchain networks, as well as validates transactions for crypto holding delegations on dPoS blockchains. The company 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; and Builder+, a Ethereum block builder offered to maximize validator earnings by utilizing algorithms to construct optimized blocks for on-chain validation. In addition, it is involved in the development of ChainQ, an AI-powered blockchain data and analytics platform, which allows users to query real-time and historical on-chain blockchain data. 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 CleanSpark
CleanSpark, Inc. operates as a bitcoin miner in the Americas. It owns and operates data centers that primarily run on low-carbon power. Its infrastructure supports Bitcoin, a digital commodity and a tool for financial independence and inclusion. The company was formerly known as Stratean Inc. and changed its name to CleanSpark, Inc. in November 2016. CleanSpark, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.
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