Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR – Get Free Report) and Sentage (NASDAQ:SNTG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sentage shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.4% of Sentage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sentage has a beta of 2.61, indicating that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Cipher Mining | 11.43% | 3.41% | 2.98% |
Sentage | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cipher Mining and Sentage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Cipher Mining | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.22 |
Sentage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Cipher Mining presently has a consensus target price of $7.21, suggesting a potential upside of 45.16%. Given Cipher Mining’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Sentage.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Cipher Mining and Sentage”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Cipher Mining | $158.67 million | 9.71 | -$25.78 million | $0.06 | 82.83 |
Sentage | $146,554.00 | 43.06 | -$1.90 million | N/A | N/A |
Sentage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cipher Mining.
Summary
Cipher Mining beats Sentage on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cipher Mining
Cipher Mining Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and operation of industrial scale bitcoin mining data centers in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Cipher Mining Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bitfury Holding B.V.
About Sentage
Sentage Holdings Inc. provides a range of financial services. The company offers consumer loan repayment and collection management, loan recommendation, and prepaid payment network services in China. It also provides consultancy and information technology support services. Sentage Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
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