Critical Comparison: TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) & Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM)

TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares TeraWulf and Brookfield Asset Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TeraWulf	-611.46%	-305.07%	-8.42%
Brookfield Asset Management	49.69%	30.66%	16.22%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TeraWulf and Brookfield Asset Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TeraWulf	$168.46 million	78.66	-$661.42 million	($2.48)	-10.78
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.82 billion	16.65	$2.49 billion	$1.54	31.79

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than TeraWulf. TeraWulf is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for TeraWulf and Brookfield Asset Management, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TeraWulf	1	1	13	0	2.80
Brookfield Asset Management	2	9	6	1	2.33

TeraWulf presently has a consensus price target of $28.95, suggesting a potential upside of 8.25%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $60.21, suggesting a potential upside of 22.97%. Given Brookfield Asset Management’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than TeraWulf.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

62.5% of TeraWulf shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of TeraWulf shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

TeraWulf has a beta of 3.84, indicating that its stock price is 284% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats TeraWulf on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TeraWulf

TeraWulf Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital asset technology company in the United States. The company develops, owns, and operates bitcoin mining facilities in New York and Pennsylvania. It is also involved in the provision of miner hosting services to third-party entities. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Easton, Maryland.

About Brookfield Asset Management

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is a real estate investment firm specializing in alternative asset management services. Its renewable power and transition business includes the operates in the hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed generation, and sustainable solution sector. The company's infrastructure business engages in the utilities, transport, midstream, and data infrastructure sectors. In addition, its private equity business offers industrial, infrastructure, and business services sectors; and real estate business, which includes housing, logistics, hospitality, science and innovation, office, and retail sectors. Further, it provides credit business; and insurance solution in the reinsurance, annuities, operating platform, and investment solutions sectors. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.