MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) and CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) Financial Contrast

MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) and CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MGT Capital Investments and CleanSpark’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MGT Capital Investments	$400,000.00	3.30	-$6.13 million	N/A	N/A
CleanSpark	$168.41 million	18.99	-$136.59 million	N/A	N/A

MGT Capital Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CleanSpark.

Risk & Volatility

MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 3.36, meaning that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CleanSpark has a beta of 4.3, meaning that its stock price is 330% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for MGT Capital Investments and CleanSpark, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGT Capital Investments	0	0	0	0	N/A
CleanSpark	0	1	5	0	2.83

CleanSpark has a consensus target price of $19.22, suggesting a potential upside of 18.99%. Given CleanSpark’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CleanSpark is more favorable than MGT Capital Investments.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.1% of CleanSpark shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of CleanSpark shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares MGT Capital Investments and CleanSpark’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGT Capital Investments	-1,888.47%	-202.89%	-598.61%
CleanSpark	-38.09%	-16.25%	-14.85%

Summary

CleanSpark beats MGT Capital Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MGT Capital Investments

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business in the United States. It also leases space to other bitcoin miners; and provides hosting services for owners of mining equipment. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

About CleanSpark

CleanSpark, Inc. operates as a bitcoin miner in the Americas. It owns and operates data centers that primarily run on low-carbon power. Its infrastructure supports Bitcoin, a digital commodity and a tool for financial independence and inclusion. The company was formerly known as Stratean Inc. and changed its name to CleanSpark, Inc. in November 2016. CleanSpark, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.