Comparing BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) and Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ)

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) and BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Core Scientific and BTC Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core Scientific	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTC Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.3% of BTC Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of Core Scientific shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of BTC Digital shares are owned by company 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Core Scientific and BTC Digital”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Core Scientific	$510.67 million	4.15	-$1.62 billion	($5.50)	-1.31
BTC Digital	$8.48 million	1.33	-$2.82 million	N/A	N/A

BTC Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Core Scientific.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Core Scientific and BTC Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core Scientific	0	0	15	1	3.06
BTC Digital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Core Scientific presently has a consensus price target of $19.07, indicating a potential upside of 165.55%. Given Core Scientific’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Core Scientific is more favorable than BTC Digital.

Volatility and Risk

Core Scientific has a beta of 6.8, suggesting that its share price is 580% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BTC Digital has a beta of 4.23, suggesting that its share price is 323% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Core Scientific beats BTC Digital on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Core Scientific

Core Scientific, Inc. provides digital asset mining services in North America. It operates through two segments, Mining and Hosting. The company offers blockchain infrastructure, software solutions, and services; and operates data center mining facilities. It also mines digital assets for its own account; and provides hosting services for other large bitcoin miners, which include deployment, monitoring, trouble shooting, optimization, and maintenance of its customers' digital asset mining equipment. In addition, the company provides electrical power, repair, and other infrastructure services to operate, maintain, and earn digital assets; and sells mining equipment to customers. Core Scientific, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.

About BTC Digital

BTC Digital Ltd. a crypto asset technology company engages in bitcoin mining business. It is also involved in mining machines resale and rental business. The company was formerly known as Meten Holding Group Ltd. and changed its name to BTC Digital Ltd. in August 2023. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.