Analyzing Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) & SOBR Safe (NASDAQ:SOBR)

SOBR Safe (NASDAQ:SOBR) and Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SOBR Safe and Cipher Mining”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SOBR Safe	$210,000.00	1.57	-$8.61 million	($307.69)	-0.01
Cipher Mining	$152.09 million	10.87	-$44.63 million	($0.36)	-13.69

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SOBR Safe and Cipher Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SOBR Safe	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cipher Mining	0	2	10	2	3.00

Cipher Mining has a consensus price target of $7.63, indicating a potential upside of 54.67%. Given Cipher Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cipher Mining is more favorable than SOBR Safe.

Profitability

This table compares SOBR Safe and Cipher Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SOBR Safe	-3,180.08%	-117.88%	-98.76%
Cipher Mining	-81.21%	-17.77%	-14.88%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

7.9% of SOBR Safe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of SOBR Safe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Cipher Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

SOBR Safe has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cipher Mining has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cipher Mining beats SOBR Safe on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SOBR Safe

SOBR Safe, Inc., a hardware and software company, develops non-invasive alcohol detection, biometric identity verification, and real-time cloud-based alerts and reporting systems in North America. The company provides SOBRcheck, a stationary identification and alcohol monitoring product; and SOBRsure, a transdermal, alcohol-detecting wearable band. It also offers SOBRSafe, a software platform for non-invasive alcohol detection and identity verification solution for applications in probation management, fleet and facility, alcohol rehabilitation, and youth drivers. SOBR Safe, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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.