Reviewing Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) & Prairie Operating (OTCMKTS:CRKR)

Prairie Operating (OTCMKTS:CRKR) and Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$520,000.00	0.00	-$13.42 million	N/A	N/A
Cipher Mining	$152.47 million	13.07	-$25.78 million	($0.13)	-44.08

Prairie Operating has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cipher Mining.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Prairie Operating and Cipher Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cipher Mining	0	0	9	2	3.18

Cipher Mining has a consensus price target of $8.03, suggesting a potential upside of 40.10%. Given Cipher Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than Prairie Operating.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.5% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 24.6% of Prairie Operating shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Cipher Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prairie Operating	N/A	N/A	-286.57%
Cipher Mining	-33.39%	-8.29%	-7.29%

Summary

Cipher Mining beats Prairie Operating on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prairie Operating

Prairie Operating Co. engages in developing energy to meet growing demand, while protecting the environment. The company was formerly known as Creek Road Miners, Inc. and changed its name to Prairie Operating Co. in May 2023. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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.