Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) and BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) Head-To-Head Review

Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) and BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iris Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
BitFuFu	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.1% of Iris Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of BitFuFu shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Iris Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are held by 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Iris Energy and BitFuFu”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iris Energy	$188.76 million	6.05	-$28.95 million	N/A	N/A
BitFuFu	$423.70 million	1.59	$10.49 million	N/A	N/A

BitFuFu has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Iris Energy and BitFuFu, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iris Energy	0	1	8	0	2.89
BitFuFu	0	0	0	0	N/A

Iris Energy currently has a consensus target price of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 100.58%. Given Iris Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than BitFuFu.

Risk and Volatility

Iris Energy has a beta of 3.41, suggesting that its stock price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BitFuFu has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Iris Energy beats BitFuFu on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About BitFuFu

BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.