CNFinance (NYSE:CNF – Get Free Report) and Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CNFinance and Argo Blockchain, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CNFinance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Argo Blockchain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Argo Blockchain has a consensus target price of $1.45, suggesting a potential upside of 137.70%. Given Argo Blockchain’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Argo Blockchain is more favorable than CNFinance.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CNFinance | $1.11 billion | 0.06 | $23.26 million | $0.31 | 3.03 |
| Argo Blockchain | $60.03 million | 0.65 | -$35.03 million | ($0.72) | -0.85 |
CNFinance has higher revenue and earnings than Argo Blockchain. Argo Blockchain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNFinance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.8% of CNFinance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
CNFinance has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares CNFinance and Argo Blockchain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CNFinance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Argo Blockchain | -92.08% | -4,172.69% | -59.43% |
Summary
CNFinance beats Argo Blockchain on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CNFinance
CNFinance Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides home equity loan services in the People's Republic of China. It offers micro credit loan services for micro and small-enterprise owners; and loan lending agency services for financial institutions. The company provides bridge loan products, which are unsecured short-term loans to pay off borrowers' existing loans secured by real property. It operates approximately 87 branches and sub-branches in China. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
About Argo Blockchain
Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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