Analyzing Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY) & BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU)

Hargreaves Lansdown (OTCMKTS:HRGLY) and BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) are both 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.

Volatility and Risk

Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, BitFuFu has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.3% of BitFuFu shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of BitFuFu 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hargreaves Lansdown and BitFuFu”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Lansdown	$776.11 million	N/A	$287.92 million	N/A	N/A
BitFuFu	$284.11 million	2.87	$10.49 million	N/A	N/A

Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than BitFuFu.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Hargreaves Lansdown and BitFuFu, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hargreaves Lansdown	0	0	0	0	0.00
BitFuFu	0	0	1	0	3.00

BitFuFu has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.00%. Given BitFuFu’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BitFuFu is more favorable than Hargreaves Lansdown.

Profitability

This table compares Hargreaves Lansdown and BitFuFu’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreaves Lansdown	N/A	N/A	N/A
BitFuFu	8.17%	40.15%	13.55%

Summary

BitFuFu beats Hargreaves Lansdown on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown plc provides investment services for individuals and corporates in the United Kingdom and Poland. The company offers stocks and shares individual savings accounts (ISAs), fund and share accounts, and junior and lifetime ISAs. It also provides pension services, including self-invested personal pensions (SIPP), junior SIPPs, annuities, and drawdown; share dealing services; and fund dealing services. In addition, the company offers investment accounts; cash savings; accounts for children; and foreign currency exchange, retirement, and financial advisory services. Hargreaves Lansdown plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

About BitFuFu

BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.