MARA (NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of MARA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares MARA and Bitdeer Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MARA | 27.48% | -8.40% | -6.92% |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | -18.27% | -13.47% | -7.24% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MARA | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.09 |
MARA presently has a consensus target price of $25.80, indicating a potential upside of 39.91%. Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $19.80, indicating a potential downside of 16.28%. Given MARA’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MARA is more favorable than Bitdeer Technologies Group.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares MARA and Bitdeer Technologies Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MARA | $598.75 million | 9.91 | $261.17 million | $0.79 | 23.34 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | $395.61 million | 6.69 | -$56.66 million | ($0.52) | -45.48 |
MARA has higher revenue and earnings than Bitdeer Technologies Group. Bitdeer Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
MARA has a beta of 5.63, meaning that its stock price is 463% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MARA beats Bitdeer Technologies Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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.
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