loanDepot (NYSE:LDI – Get Free Report) and BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares loanDepot and BitFuFu”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
loanDepot | $974.02 million | 0.91 | -$110.14 million | ($0.57) | -4.81 |
BitFuFu | $284.11 million | 2.26 | $10.49 million | N/A | N/A |
BitFuFu has lower revenue, but higher earnings than loanDepot.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
loanDepot | -11.22% | -18.22% | -2.01% |
BitFuFu | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for loanDepot and BitFuFu, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
loanDepot | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
BitFuFu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
loanDepot currently has a consensus target price of $2.10, indicating a potential downside of 23.36%. Given loanDepot’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe loanDepot is more favorable than BitFuFu.
Risk & Volatility
loanDepot has a beta of 3.43, meaning that its share price is 243% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BitFuFu has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
39.4% of loanDepot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of BitFuFu shares are held by institutional investors. 83.0% of loanDepot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
About loanDepot
loanDepot, Inc. engages in originating, financing, selling, and servicing residential mortgage loans in the United States. The company offers conventional agency-conforming and prime jumbo, federal assistance residential mortgage, and home equity loans. It also provides settlement services, which include captive title and escrow business; real estate services that cover captive real estate referral business; and insurance services, including services to homeowners, as well as other consumer insurance policies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
About BitFuFu
BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.
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