Financial Contrast: Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) and Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV)

Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) and Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Hut 8 and Integrated Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hut 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
Integrated Ventures	-76.05%	N/A	-77.88%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.8% of Hut 8 shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Hut 8 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Integrated Ventures shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hut 8 and Integrated Ventures”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hut 8	$73.90 million	31.47	-$186.77 million	N/A	N/A
Integrated Ventures	$5.86 million	0.88	-$11.52 million	($0.79)	-1.25

Integrated Ventures has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hut 8.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Hut 8 and Integrated Ventures, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hut 8	0	0	8	0	3.00
Integrated Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

Hut 8 currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.80%. Given Hut 8’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hut 8 is more favorable than Integrated Ventures.

Volatility and Risk

Hut 8 has a beta of 4.32, indicating that its share price is 332% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integrated Ventures has a beta of 3.27, indicating that its share price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hut 8 beats Integrated Ventures on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hut 8

Hut 8 Corp., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, manages, and operates data centers for digital assets mining, computing, and artificial intelligence in the United States. It operates in four segments: Digital Assets Mining, Managed Services, High Performance Computing Colocation and Cloud, and Other. The company mines Bitcoin. It also offers managed services for energy infrastructure development, such as site design, procurement, and construction management; software automation, process design, personnel hiring, and team training; utilities contracts, hosting operations, and customer management; energy portfolio optimization and strategic initiatives; and finance, accounting, and safety services for digital asset mining site owners, governments, and data center developers. In addition, the company provides colocation, cloud, and connectivity services; hosting services, which include the provision of mining equipment and space, as well as monitors, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains customer mining equipment; and equipment sales and repair services. Hut 8 Corp. was founded in 2017 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Integrated Ventures

Integrated Ventures, Inc. engages in the mining of digital currency. The company manufactures and sells mining equipment and mining rigs; as well as develops blockchain software. It also provides transaction verification services for digital currency networks of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Quant, and Dogecoin. The company is based in Tioga, Pennsylvania.