BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU – Get Free Report) and LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
37.3% of BitFuFu shares are held by institutional investors. 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of LexinFintech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BitFuFu and LexinFintech”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BitFuFu | $452.74 million | 1.74 | $10.49 million | N/A | N/A |
| LexinFintech | $1.84 billion | 0.69 | $150.14 million | $0.63 | 12.35 |
Volatility and Risk
BitFuFu has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LexinFintech has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares BitFuFu and LexinFintech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BitFuFu | 8.17% | 40.15% | 13.55% |
| LexinFintech | 5.34% | 7.47% | 3.26% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for BitFuFu and LexinFintech, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BitFuFu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| LexinFintech | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
BitFuFu currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.93%. Given BitFuFu’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BitFuFu is more favorable than LexinFintech.
Summary
BitFuFu beats LexinFintech on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About LexinFintech
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides online consumer finance services in the People's Republic of China. The company operates Fenqile.com, an online consumption and consumer finance platform that offers installment purchase and personal installment loans, as well as online direct sales with installment payment terms; and Le Hua Card, a scenario-based lending. It also provides technology-driven platform services for financial institution customers and partners to increase revenues, manage financial risks, enhance operating efficiency and service quality, enhance collections, and reduce overall costs; Maiya application, a location-based services shopping experience with buy-now and pay-later options; and Juzi Licai, an online investment platform. In addition, the company offers technical support and consulting, software development, financing guarantee, and financial technology services. The company was formerly known as Staging Finance Holding Ltd. and changed its name to LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. in March 2017. LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.
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