BlackBerry (NYSE:BB – Get Free Report) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for BlackBerry and Bitdeer Technologies Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BlackBerry | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.22 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2.69 |
BlackBerry presently has a consensus target price of $9.86, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $21.80, suggesting a potential upside of 178.06%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than BlackBerry.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BlackBerry 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 | |
| BlackBerry | $614.00 million | 8.47 | $53.20 million | $0.12 | 73.85 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | $620.25 million | 2.87 | $65.60 million | ($3.06) | -2.56 |
Bitdeer Technologies Group has higher revenue and earnings than BlackBerry. Bitdeer Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackBerry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
BlackBerry has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares BlackBerry and Bitdeer Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BlackBerry | 13.09% | 13.71% | 8.36% |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | -55.15% | -54.72% | -15.20% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
54.5% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackBerry shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
BlackBerry beats Bitdeer Technologies Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry Limited provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. The company offers CylanceENDPOINT, an integrated endpoint security solution; CylanceGUARD, a managed detection and response solution; CylanceEDGE, an AI-powered continuous authentication zero trust network access solution; CylanceINTELLIGENCE, a contextual cyber threat intelligence service; BlackBerry Dynamics offers a development platform and secure container for mobile applications; BlackBerry Workspaces a secure Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) solution; BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Enterprise, an enterprise-grade secure instant messaging solution for messaging, voice and video; BlackBerry SecuSUITE is a certified, multi-OS voice and text messaging solution; BlackBerry AtHoc, a secure networked critical event management solution; and BlackBerry unified endpoint management (UEM) solutions. It also provides BlackBerry Technology Solutions (BTS); BlackBerry Certicom, a patented elliptic curve cryptography, which provides device security, anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions; BlackBerry Radar offers monitoring and telematics solutions; BlackBerry Professional; and cyber security consulting services. In addition, the company is involved in the patent licensing and legacy service access fees business. The company was formerly known as Research In Motion Limited and changed its name to BlackBerry Limited in July 2013. BlackBerry Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.
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.
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