Head-To-Head Survey: Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) versus 9F (NASDAQ:JFU)

9F (NASDAQ:JFU) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares 9F and Bitdeer Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
9F	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bitdeer Technologies Group	-5.69%	-2.56%	-1.40%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for 9F and Bitdeer Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
9F	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bitdeer Technologies Group	0	0	10	1	3.09

Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $13.70, indicating a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than 9F.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of 9F shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

9F has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares 9F and Bitdeer Technologies Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
9F	$58.09 million	0.26	-$19.75 million	N/A	N/A
Bitdeer Technologies Group	$368.55 million	3.60	-$56.66 million	($0.19)	-62.37

9F has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitdeer Technologies Group.

Summary

Bitdeer Technologies Group beats 9F on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 9F

9F Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates internet securities service platform in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through three segments: Technology Empowerment Services, E-commerce business, and Wealth Management. Its products include digital financial accounts that offer online lending, wealth management, and payment facilitation services; revolving and non-revolving loan products to borrowers, as well as traffic referral services to financial institution partners; and a suite of online wealth management products, such as fixed income products, stocks, insurance, bank wealth management products, and mutual funds to investors in various platforms, including Wukong Licai, 9F Wallet, and 9F Puhui. The company also provides payment facilitation and other products and services that help users to pay credit card bills and household bills comprising utility bills; and other value-added services consisting of credit history search, debt consolidation, and user referral services. In addition, it offers technology empowerment services to banking, automobile, securities investment, and insurance industries; and engages in E-commerce business, which offers various categories of merchandise, including 3C products, beauty and skin care products, food, household appliances, and liquor and beverages. It provides its services to borrowers, investors, and financial institutions partners. The company was formerly known as JIUFU Financial Technology Service Limited and changed its name to 9F Inc. in June 2014. 9F Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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.