Analyzing Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) and Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY)

Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY) and Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Hargreaves Lansdown and Iris Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hargreaves Lansdown	0	0	1	0	3.00
Iris Energy	0	0	4	1	3.20

Iris Energy has a consensus price target of $14.92, indicating a potential upside of 6.93%. Given Iris Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than Hargreaves Lansdown.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreaves Lansdown	N/A	N/A	N/A
Iris Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Volatility and Risk

Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Iris Energy has a beta of 3.37, suggesting that its stock price is 237% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hargreaves Lansdown and Iris Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Lansdown	$776.11 million	N/A	$287.92 million	N/A	N/A
Iris Energy	$164.61 million	12.42	-$171.87 million	N/A	N/A

Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Summary

Iris Energy beats Hargreaves Lansdown on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown plc provides investment services for individuals and corporates in the United Kingdom and Poland. The company offers stocks and shares individual savings accounts (ISAs), fund and share accounts, and junior and lifetime ISAs. It also provides pension services, including self-invested personal pensions (SIPP), junior SIPPs, annuities, and drawdown; share dealing services; and fund dealing services. In addition, the company offers investment accounts; cash savings; accounts for children; and foreign currency exchange, retirement, and financial advisory services. Hargreaves Lansdown plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

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.