Crexendo (NASDAQ:CXDO) vs. IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) Head to Head Review

IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) and Crexendo (NASDAQ:CXDO) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for IREN and Crexendo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IREN	1	3	16	1	2.81
Crexendo	0	1	3	0	2.75

IREN presently has a consensus price target of $82.93, indicating a potential upside of 90.73%. Crexendo has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 83.89%. Given IREN’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe IREN is more favorable than Crexendo.

Risk & Volatility

IREN has a beta of 4.28, meaning that its stock price is 328% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crexendo has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares IREN and Crexendo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IREN	-99.38%	-15.46%	-5.51%
Crexendo	5.31%	14.34%	11.44%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares IREN and Crexendo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IREN	$707.01 million	24.23	-$702.62 million	($2.34)	-18.58
Crexendo	$80.91 million	2.35	$5.07 million	$0.14	40.79

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.1% of IREN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Crexendo shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of IREN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Crexendo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

IREN beats Crexendo on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IREN

IREN Limited, formerly known as Iris Energy Limited, owns and operates bitcoin mining data centers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

About Crexendo

Crexendo, Inc. provides cloud communication platform and services, video collaboration, and managed IT services for businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Cloud Telecommunications Services and Software Solutions. The Cloud Telecommunications segment provides telecommunications services that transmit calls using Internet protocol (IP) or cloud technology, which converts voice signals into digital data packets for transmission over the Internet or cloud; and broadband Internet services, as well as develops end user portals for account and license management, and billing and customer support. This segment is also involved in the sale and lease of cloud telecommunications equipment. In addition, it offers hardware, software, and unified communication solutions for businesses using IP or cloud technology over high-speed internet connection through various devices and user interfaces, such as desktop phones and/or mobile, and desktop applications under the Crexendo brand name. The Software Solutions segment provides a suite of unified communications, collaboration, video conferencing, and contact center solutions. This segment also offers SNAPsolution, an IP-based platform; SNAPaccel, a software-as-a-service based software; subscription maintenance and support services; and professional services, including consulting, technical support, resident engineer, design, and installation services. The company was formerly known as iMergent, Inc. and changed its name to Crexendo, Inc. in May 2011. Crexendo, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.