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

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

Valuation & 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	0.93	-$11.52 million	($0.79)	-1.32
Hut 8	$73.90 million	30.60	-$186.77 million	N/A	N/A

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.8% of Hut 8 shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Integrated Ventures shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Hut 8 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Integrated Ventures and Hut 8, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 $31.88, suggesting a potential upside of 31.93%. Given Hut 8’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hut 8 is more favorable than Integrated Ventures.

Risk & Volatility

Integrated Ventures has a beta of 3.17, suggesting that its stock price is 217% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hut 8 has a beta of 4.25, suggesting that its stock price is 325% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.