Iris Energy (IREN) Competitors

Coastal Financial (NASDAQ:CCB) and Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCB or IREN?

Coastal Financial has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iris Energy has a beta of 3.05, indicating that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCB or IREN?

Iris Energy received 34 more outperform votes than Coastal Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.41% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave Coastal Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coastal Financial	Outperform Votes 8 53.33%	Underperform Votes 7 46.67%
Iris Energy	Outperform Votes 42 72.41%	Underperform Votes 16 27.59%

Is CCB or IREN more profitable?

Coastal Financial has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Coastal Financial's net margin of 0.00%. Iris Energy's return on equity of 14.31% beat Coastal Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coastal Financial	6.55%	14.31%	1.11%
Iris Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend CCB or IREN?

Coastal Financial currently has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.20%. Iris Energy has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.43%. Given Coastal Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than Coastal Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coastal Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Iris Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor CCB or IREN?

In the previous week, Coastal Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Iris Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Coastal Financial and 4 mentions for Iris Energy. Iris Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Coastal Financial's score of 0.19 indicating that Coastal Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coastal Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iris Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, CCB or IREN?

Coastal Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Iris Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coastal Financial	$537.55M	1.09	$44.58M	$2.86	15.33
Iris Energy	$75.51M	15.32	-$171.87M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCB or IREN?

59.2% of Coastal Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Iris Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Coastal Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Iris Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Coastal Financial beats Iris Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.