MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK – Get Free Report) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares MeridianLink and Bitdeer Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MeridianLink | -6.90% | -4.50% | -1.95% |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | -63.34% | -34.00% | -14.00% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares MeridianLink and Bitdeer Technologies Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MeridianLink | $316.30 million | 4.64 | -$29.77 million | ($0.29) | -68.26 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | $349.78 million | 4.41 | -$599.15 million | ($4.08) | -3.38 |
MeridianLink has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitdeer Technologies Group. MeridianLink is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bitdeer Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
MeridianLink has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for MeridianLink and Bitdeer Technologies Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MeridianLink | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.09 |
MeridianLink presently has a consensus target price of $20.0714, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.39%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than MeridianLink.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
82.7% of MeridianLink shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of MeridianLink shares are owned by company 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
MeridianLink beats Bitdeer Technologies Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MeridianLink
MeridianLink, Inc., a software and services company, provides software solutions for banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, specialty lending providers, and consumer reporting agencies in the United States. The company offers MeridianLink One, a multi-product platform that can be tailored to meet the needs of customers as they digitally transform their organizations and adapt to changing business and consumer demands; MeridianLink Portal, a Point of Sale system that allows financial institutions to expand existing lending and deposit account; MeridianLink Opening, a cloud-based online account opening and deposit software solution; MeridianLink Consumer, a full loan solution suite to banks and credit unions; and MeridianLink DecisionLender, a loan origination software (LOS) for finance companies. It also provides MeridianLink Mortgage, a cloud-based software designed for financial professionals to optimize the end-to-end mortgage loan origination process; MeridianLink Collect, a web-based debt collection software; Mortgage Credit Link, a web-based order fulfillment hub; and MeridianLink Business, a cloud-based platform that offers business lending solutions for banks and credit unions. In addition, the company provides analytics and business intelligence tools through MeridianLink Engage, MeridianLink Consulting, MeridianLink Data Connect, and MeridianLink Insight; Data Verification Software Solution, a cloud-based order fulfillment hub for bankers and credit officers; and loan origination systems, other credit decisioning tools, and additional solution modules. MeridianLink, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.
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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