Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) vs. RocketFuel Blockchain (OTCMKTS:RKFL) Financial Analysis

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Argo Blockchain and RocketFuel Blockchain, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argo Blockchain	0	2	0	0	2.00
RocketFuel Blockchain	0	0	0	0	0.00

Argo Blockchain presently has a consensus price target of $1.45, suggesting a potential upside of 84.27%. Given Argo Blockchain’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Argo Blockchain is more favorable than RocketFuel Blockchain.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Argo Blockchain and RocketFuel Blockchain”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Argo Blockchain	$60.03 million	0.83	-$35.03 million	($0.72)	-1.09
RocketFuel Blockchain	$200,000.00	0.18	-$3.78 million	N/A	N/A

RocketFuel Blockchain has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Argo Blockchain.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of RocketFuel Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of RocketFuel Blockchain shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argo Blockchain	-92.08%	-4,172.69%	-59.43%
RocketFuel Blockchain	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RocketFuel Blockchain has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

RocketFuel Blockchain beats Argo Blockchain on 6 of the 11 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 RocketFuel Blockchain

RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. provides payment and check-out systems for shoppers on e-commerce sites using cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, and direct bank transfers. It also offers payout solutions, cross-border B2B transfer solutions, and other solutions, as well as invoicing and crypto payments services. The company has a strategic partnership with ACI Worldwide, Inc. to offer the cryptocurrency payment solution available to customers through ACI portals. RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.