Head to Head Comparison: Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) & Datatec (OTCMKTS:DTTLY)

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) and Datatec (OTCMKTS:DTTLY) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cipher Mining	-427.79%	-117.65%	-24.68%
Datatec	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cipher Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cipher Mining and Datatec”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cipher Mining	$209.82 million	41.41	-$822.24 million	($2.33)	-9.12
Datatec	$3.64 billion	0.30	$59.18 million	N/A	N/A

Datatec has higher revenue and earnings than Cipher Mining.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cipher Mining and Datatec, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cipher Mining	1	2	14	0	2.76
Datatec	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cipher Mining currently has a consensus target price of $26.29, indicating a potential upside of 23.76%. Given Cipher Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Datatec.

Risk & Volatility

Cipher Mining has a beta of 3.13, indicating that its stock price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datatec has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cipher Mining beats Datatec on 7 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 Datatec

Datatec Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides information and communication technology (ICT) solutions and services worldwide. It operates in four segments: Westcon International, Logicalis International, Logicalis Latin America, and Corporate and Management Consulting. The company distributes cyber security, network infrastructure, unified collaboration products, data centre solutions, and channel services; and offers financing/leasing solutions for ICT customers. It offers solutions through a network of service providers, systems integrators, and specialty resellers under the Westcon and Comstor brands. The company also provides digital services; and strategic, trusted advisory, modeling, and market intelligence services to the telecoms, media, and technology industries. Datatec Limited was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sandown, South Africa.