Analyzing Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV) and Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT)

Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV) and Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Integrated Ventures and Hut 8’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integrated Ventures	-76.05%	N/A	-77.88%
Hut 8	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.8% of Hut 8 shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Integrated Ventures shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Hut 8 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Integrated Ventures has a beta of 3.27, suggesting that its stock price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hut 8 has a beta of 4.32, suggesting that its stock price is 332% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Integrated Ventures and Hut 8, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integrated Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hut 8	0	0	8	0	3.00

Hut 8 has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.80%. Given Hut 8’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hut 8 is more favorable than Integrated Ventures.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Integrated Ventures and Hut 8″s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Integrated Ventures	$5.86 million	0.88	-$11.52 million	($0.79)	-1.25
Hut 8	$73.90 million	31.47	-$186.77 million	N/A	N/A

Integrated Ventures has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hut 8.

Summary

Hut 8 beats Integrated Ventures on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Integrated Ventures

Integrated Ventures, Inc. engages in the mining of digital currency. The company manufactures and sells mining equipment and mining rigs; as well as develops blockchain software. It also provides transaction verification services for digital currency networks of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Quant, and Dogecoin. The company is based in Tioga, Pennsylvania.

About Hut 8

Hut 8 Corp., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, manages, and operates data centers for digital assets mining, computing, and artificial intelligence in the United States. It operates in four segments: Digital Assets Mining, Managed Services, High Performance Computing Colocation and Cloud, and Other. The company mines Bitcoin. It also offers managed services for energy infrastructure development, such as site design, procurement, and construction management; software automation, process design, personnel hiring, and team training; utilities contracts, hosting operations, and customer management; energy portfolio optimization and strategic initiatives; and finance, accounting, and safety services for digital asset mining site owners, governments, and data center developers. In addition, the company provides colocation, cloud, and connectivity services; hosting services, which include the provision of mining equipment and space, as well as monitors, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains customer mining equipment; and equipment sales and repair services. Hut 8 Corp. was founded in 2017 and is based in Miami, Florida.