Analyzing Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) & 9F (NASDAQ:JFU)

Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) and 9F (NASDAQ:JFU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Argo Blockchain and 9F, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argo Blockchain	0	1	2	0	2.67
9F	0	0	0	0	N/A

Argo Blockchain currently has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 138.64%. Given Argo Blockchain’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Argo Blockchain is more favorable than 9F.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.1% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of 9F shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of 9F shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Argo Blockchain and 9F’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Argo Blockchain	$58.58 million	1.04	-$240.24 million	N/A	N/A
9F	$81.43 million	0.48	-$86.23 million	N/A	N/A

9F has higher revenue and earnings than Argo Blockchain.

Risk and Volatility

Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, 9F has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Argo Blockchain and 9F’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argo Blockchain	N/A	N/A	N/A
9F	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Argo Blockchain beats 9F on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Argo Blockchain

Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About 9F

9F Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates internet securities service platform in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through three segments: Technology Empowerment Services, E-commerce business, and Wealth Management. Its products include digital financial accounts that offer online lending, wealth management, and payment facilitation services; revolving and non-revolving loan products to borrowers, as well as traffic referral services to financial institution partners; and a suite of online wealth management products, such as fixed income products, stocks, insurance, bank wealth management products, and mutual funds to investors in various platforms, including Wukong Licai, 9F Wallet, and 9F Puhui. The company also provides payment facilitation and other products and services that help users to pay credit card bills and household bills comprising utility bills; and other value-added services consisting of credit history search, debt consolidation, and user referral services. In addition, it offers technology empowerment services to banking, automobile, securities investment, and insurance industries; and engages in E-commerce business, which offers various categories of merchandise, including 3C products, beauty and skin care products, food, household appliances, and liquor and beverages. It provides its services to borrowers, investors, and financial institutions partners. The company was formerly known as JIUFU Financial Technology Service Limited and changed its name to 9F Inc. in June 2014. 9F Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.