AGM Group (NASDAQ:AGMH) vs. Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) Head to Head Review

Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) and AGM Group (NASDAQ:AGMH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

43.1% of Cleanspark shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Cleanspark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of AGM Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cleanspark and AGM Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cleanspark	$766.31 million	3.36	$364.46 million	$1.11	9.08
AGM Group	$32.04 million	0.15	$3.12 million	N/A	N/A

Cleanspark has higher revenue and earnings than AGM Group.

Risk & Volatility

Cleanspark has a beta of 3.47, meaning that its stock price is 247% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGM Group has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cleanspark and AGM Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cleanspark	-33.24%	10.76%	7.48%
AGM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Cleanspark and AGM Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cleanspark	1	1	12	1	2.87
AGM Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cleanspark presently has a consensus price target of $21.13, indicating a potential upside of 109.67%. AGM Group has a consensus price target of $5.77, indicating a potential upside of 289.86%. Given AGM Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AGM Group is more favorable than Cleanspark.

Summary

Cleanspark beats AGM Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cleanspark

CleanSpark, Inc. operates as a bitcoin miner in the Americas. It owns and operates data centers that primarily run on low-carbon power. Its infrastructure supports Bitcoin, a digital commodity and a tool for financial independence and inclusion. The company was formerly known as Stratean Inc. and changed its name to CleanSpark, Inc. in November 2016. CleanSpark, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.

About AGM Group

AGM Group Holdings Inc. operates as a technology company, engages in the research and development of blockchain-oriented ASIC chip in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. The company offers MetaTrader 5, a futures trading solution; and foreign exchange trading system that provides services to financial institutions. It also engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sales of technology hardware. In addition, the company sells cryptocurrency mining machine and standardized computing equipment, and technical support plans, as well as delivers fintech software services. AGM Group Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.