Analyzing Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) and 3Tl Technologies (OTCMKTS:TTMZF)

3Tl Technologies (OTCMKTS:TTMZF) and Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares 3Tl Technologies and Cipher Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3Tl Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.10)	N/A
Cipher Mining	$151.27 million	38.26	-$44.63 million	($0.18)	-81.39

3Tl Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cipher Mining. Cipher Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3Tl Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

3Tl Technologies has a beta of -12.1, suggesting that its share price is 1,310% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.95, suggesting that its share price is 195% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for 3Tl Technologies and Cipher Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3Tl Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cipher Mining	1	1	14	0	2.81

Cipher Mining has a consensus price target of $25.11, indicating a potential upside of 71.38%. Given Cipher Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than 3Tl Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares 3Tl Technologies and Cipher Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3Tl Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cipher Mining	-34.16%	-9.57%	-5.01%

Summary

Cipher Mining beats 3Tl Technologies on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 3Tl Technologies

Datable Technology Corporation, a technology company, provides consumer digital and social media engagement, data mining, and loyalty solutions for consumer internet advertising sector in Canada and the United States. It operates PLATFORM3, a first-party data collection, analytics, and monetization platform which delivers software as a service technology that allows consumer goods companies to engage customers and build relationships through various value propositions, such as loyalty programs, contests, promotions, and special offers. The company was formerly known as 3Tl Technologies Corp. and changed its name to Datable Technology Corporation in May 2018. Datable Technology Corporation is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Cipher Mining

Cipher Mining Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and operation of industrial scale bitcoin mining data centers in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Cipher Mining Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bitfury Holding B.V.