Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR – Get Free Report) and Tokens.com (OTC:SMURF – 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 dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Cipher Mining and Tokens.com, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cipher Mining | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.17 |
| Tokens.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cipher Mining presently has a consensus target price of $8.31, indicating a potential upside of 121.48%. Given Cipher Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Tokens.com.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cipher Mining | $151.27 million | 8.96 | -$25.78 million | ($0.12) | -31.25 |
| Tokens.com | $740,000.00 | 35.96 | -$10.14 million | ($0.01) | -22.00 |
Tokens.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cipher Mining. Cipher Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tokens.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Cipher Mining and Tokens.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cipher Mining | -33.39% | -8.29% | -7.29% |
| Tokens.com | -454.36% | -40.05% | -36.93% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Cipher Mining beats Tokens.com on 10 of the 14 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 Tokens.com
Tokens.com Corp. provides blockchain verification services through proof-of-stake technology. The company's technology secures blockchain networks through proof-of-stake technology to support the growth of decentralized finance applications. It also provides web3 technology services for metaverses, non-fungible tokens, and ecomm3, as well as consulting services; and builds web3 games. Tokens.com Corp. is based in Toronto, Canada.
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