Head-To-Head Survey: Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) vs. 9F (NASDAQ:JFU)

9F (NASDAQ:JFU) and Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares 9F and Argo Blockchain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
9F	N/A	N/A	N/A
Argo Blockchain	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares 9F and Argo Blockchain’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
9F	$561.67 million	0.08	-$86.23 million	N/A	N/A
Argo Blockchain	$58.58 million	1.02	-$240.24 million	N/A	N/A

9F has higher revenue and earnings than Argo Blockchain.

Volatility & Risk

9F has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for 9F and Argo Blockchain, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
9F	0	0	0	0	N/A
Argo Blockchain	0	2	2	0	2.50

Argo Blockchain has a consensus price target of $2.23, suggesting a potential upside of 99.40%. Given Argo Blockchain’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Argo Blockchain is more favorable than 9F.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of 9F shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of 9F shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Argo Blockchain beats 9F on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 9F

9F Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates internet securities service platform in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through three segments: Technology Empowerment Services, E-commerce business, and Wealth Management. Its products include digital financial accounts that offer online lending, wealth management, and payment facilitation services; revolving and non-revolving loan products to borrowers, as well as traffic referral services to financial institution partners; and a suite of online wealth management products, such as fixed income products, stocks, insurance, bank wealth management products, and mutual funds to investors in various platforms, including Wukong Licai, 9F Wallet, and 9F Puhui. The company also provides payment facilitation and other products and services that help users to pay credit card bills and household bills comprising utility bills; and other value-added services consisting of credit history search, debt consolidation, and user referral services. In addition, it offers technology empowerment services to banking, automobile, securities investment, and insurance industries; and engages in E-commerce business, which offers various categories of merchandise, including 3C products, beauty and skin care products, food, household appliances, and liquor and beverages. It provides its services to borrowers, investors, and financial institutions partners. The company was formerly known as JIUFU Financial Technology Service Limited and changed its name to 9F Inc. in June 2014. 9F Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Argo Blockchain

Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.