Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST – Get Free Report) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Upstart and Bitdeer Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Upstart | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.82 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.09 |
Upstart presently has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential downside of 40.71%. Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $13.70, indicating a potential upside of 57.83%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than Upstart.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Upstart | $524.85 million | 8.90 | -$240.13 million | ($2.06) | -25.79 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | $420.89 million | 2.31 | -$56.66 million | ($0.41) | -21.17 |
Bitdeer Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Upstart. Upstart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bitdeer Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
63.0% of Upstart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Upstart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Upstart and Bitdeer Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Upstart | -38.05% | -32.01% | -10.23% |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | -5.69% | -2.56% | -1.40% |
Volatility & Risk
Upstart has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bitdeer Technologies Group beats Upstart on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Upstart
Upstart Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform in the United States. Its platform includes personal loans, automotive retail and refinance loans, home equity lines of credit, and small dollar loans that connects consumer demand for loans to its to bank and credit unions. Upstart Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
About Bitdeer Technologies Group
Bitdeer Technologies Group operates as a technology company for blockchain and computing. It offers hash rate sharing solutions, including Cloud hash rate and Hash rate marketplace; and a one-stop mining machine hosting solutions encompassing deployment, maintenance, and management services for efficient cryptocurrency mining; as well as mines cryptocurrencies for its own account. The company also operates mining datacenters to generate hash rate; handles various processes involved in computing, such as equipment procurement, transport logistics, datacenter design and construction, equipment management, and daily operations; and sells mining machines. The company is headquartered in Singapore.
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