SOS (NYSE:SOS) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) Critical Contrast

Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) and SOS (NYSE:SOS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bitdeer Technologies Group and SOS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bitdeer Technologies Group	$368.55 million	4.34	-$56.66 million	($0.52)	-27.44
SOS	$92.42 million	0.12	-$3.65 million	N/A	N/A

SOS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bitdeer Technologies Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of SOS shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of SOS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Bitdeer Technologies Group and SOS, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bitdeer Technologies Group	0	0	10	1	3.09
SOS	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bitdeer Technologies Group currently has a consensus price target of $14.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.71%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than SOS.

Profitability

This table compares Bitdeer Technologies Group and SOS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bitdeer Technologies Group	-18.27%	-14.47%	-8.07%
SOS	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SOS has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bitdeer Technologies Group beats SOS on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bitdeer Technologies Group

Bitdeer Technologies Group operates as a technology company for blockchain and computing. It offers hash rate sharing solutions, including Cloud hash rate and Hash rate marketplace; and a one-stop mining machine hosting solutions encompassing deployment, maintenance, and management services for efficient cryptocurrency mining; as well as mines cryptocurrencies for its own account. The company also operates mining datacenters to generate hash rate; handles various processes involved in computing, such as equipment procurement, transport logistics, datacenter design and construction, equipment management, and daily operations; and sells mining machines. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

About SOS

SOS Limited provides data mining and analysis services to corporate and individual members in the People's Republic of China. It provides marketing data, technology, and solutions for insurance companies; emergency rescue services; and insurance product and health care information portals. The company operates SOS cloud emergency rescue service software as a service platform that offers basic cloud products, such as medical rescue, auto rescue, financial rescue, and life rescue cards; cooperative cloud systems, including information rescue center, intelligent big data, and intelligent software and hardware; and information cloud systems, such as newsToday and E-commerce Today, 10086 hot-line center, information security services, and marketing-related data. It also focuses on cryptocurrency mining, blockchain-based insurance, and security management businesses. The company serves insurance companies, financial institutions, medical institutions, healthcare providers, and other service providers in the emergency rescue services industry. The company is based in Qingdao, the People's Republic of China.