Head to Head Analysis: Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) and Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY)

Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) and Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Thryv has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cleanspark has a beta of 3.84, suggesting that its share price is 284% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Thryv and Cleanspark”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thryv	$785.02 million	0.07	$310,000.00	($0.37)	-3.22
Cleanspark	$766.31 million	2.64	$364.46 million	($3.77)	-2.09

Cleanspark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Thryv. Thryv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cleanspark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Thryv and Cleanspark’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thryv	-2.27%	-7.36%	-2.36%
Cleanspark	-146.90%	-18.63%	-8.15%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.4% of Thryv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Cleanspark shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Thryv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cleanspark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Thryv and Cleanspark, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thryv	1	4	2	0	2.14
Cleanspark	2	0	14	1	2.82

Thryv presently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 614.29%. Cleanspark has a consensus price target of $23.11, indicating a potential upside of 193.24%. Given Thryv’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Thryv is more favorable than Cleanspark.

Summary

Thryv beats Cleanspark on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thryv

Thryv Holdings, Inc. provides digital marketing solutions and cloud-based tools to the small-to-medium sized businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Thryv U.S. Marketing Services, Thryv U.S. SaaS, Thryv International Marketing Services, and Thryv International SaaS. The company provides print yellow pages, internet yellow pages, and search engine marketing; and other digital media solutions, such as online display and social advertising, online presence and video, and search engine optimization tools. It also offers command center that enables SMBs to centralize all their communication through a modular, expandable, and customizable platform; and business center, a SMB end-to-end customer experience platform, which offers customer relationship management, appointment scheduling, estimate and invoice creation, payments, document management, social media content, and online review management. In addition, the company provides marketing center, a marketing and advertising platform for AutoID, enhanced online presence, omni-channel paid campaigns, and marketing tools; Thryv Add-ons provides AI-assisted website development, SEO tools, google business profile optimization, and Hub by Thryv; and ThryvPay, a payment solution that allows users to get paid via credit card and ACH. The company was formerly known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc. Thryv Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in DFW Airport, Texas.

About Cleanspark

CleanSpark, Inc. operates as a bitcoin miner in the Americas. It owns and operates data centers that primarily run on low-carbon power. Its infrastructure supports Bitcoin, a digital commodity and a tool for financial independence and inclusion. The company was formerly known as Stratean Inc. and changed its name to CleanSpark, Inc. in November 2016. CleanSpark, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.