Financial Review: Sentage (NASDAQ:SNTG) versus Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR)

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) and Sentage (NASDAQ:SNTG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cipher Mining and Sentage”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cipher Mining	$158.67 million	10.75	-$25.78 million	$0.06	91.67
Sentage	$146,554.00	42.68	-$1.90 million	N/A	N/A

Sentage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cipher Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Cipher Mining and Sentage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cipher Mining	11.43%	3.41%	2.98%
Sentage	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sentage has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Cipher Mining and Sentage, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cipher Mining	0	0	7	2	3.22
Sentage	0	0	0	0	N/A

Cipher Mining presently has a consensus target price of $7.21, indicating a potential upside of 31.17%. Given Cipher Mining’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Sentage.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sentage shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.4% of Sentage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cipher Mining beats Sentage on 8 of the 12 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 Sentage

Sentage Holdings Inc. provides a range of financial services. The company offers consumer loan repayment and collection management, loan recommendation, and prepaid payment network services in China. It also provides consultancy and information technology support services. Sentage Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.