BIT Mining (NYSE:BTCM) and Yext (NYSE:YEXT) Head-To-Head Analysis

BIT Mining (NYSE:BTCM) and Yext (NYSE:YEXT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

BIT Mining has a beta of 2.76, suggesting that its share price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yext has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BIT Mining and Yext’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BIT Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yext	-4.64%	-11.10%	-3.49%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.3% of BIT Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Yext shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.7% of BIT Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Yext shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BIT Mining and Yext”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BIT Mining	$32.92 million	0.88	-$28.71 million	($1.31)	-1.47
Yext	$420.96 million	1.88	-$2.63 million	($0.22)	-28.48

Yext has higher revenue and earnings than BIT Mining. Yext is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BIT Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BIT Mining and Yext, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BIT Mining	0	1	0	0	2.00
Yext	0	1	2	0	2.67

Yext has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.66%. Given Yext’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Yext is more favorable than BIT Mining.

Summary

Yext beats BIT Mining on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BIT Mining

BIT Mining Limited operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in the Mainland China, the United States, and Hong Kong. The company operates in two segments: Data Center and Cryptocurrency Mining. It operates a cryptocurrency mining data center in Ohio with power capacity of 82.5 megawatts; and purchases and deploys bitcoin mining machines. In addition, it engages in online gaming activities; and provision of technology services. The company was formerly known as 500.com Limited and changed its name to BIT Mining Limited in April 2021. BIT Mining Limited was founded in 2001 and is based in Akron, Ohio.

About Yext

Yext, Inc. organizes business facts to provide answers to consumer questions in North America and internationally. It operates Yext platform, a cloud-based platform that allows its customers to offer answers to consumer questions, to control the facts about their businesses and the content of their landing pages, and to manage their consumer reviews; and provides customers to update their information and content through its publisher network of maps, apps, search engines, intelligent GPS systems, digital assistants, vertical directories, and social networks, as well as professional services. The company’s platform also enables its customers to centralize, control and manage data fields, including store information comprising name, address, phone number, and holiday hours; professional information, such as headshot, specialties, and education; job information consists of title and description; FAQs and other information. It serves various industries, such as healthcare, hospitality, food services, retail, and financial services. Yext, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.