NantHealth (NASDAQ:NH – Get Rating) and BIT Mining (NYSE:BTCM – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk & Volatility
NantHealth has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BIT Mining has a beta of 2.87, meaning that its share price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares NantHealth and BIT Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NantHealth | -89.76% | N/A | -30.69% |
| BIT Mining | -26.09% | -44.88% | -33.29% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
4.5% of NantHealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of BIT Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 61.3% of NantHealth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of BIT Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for NantHealth and BIT Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NantHealth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| BIT Mining | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NantHealth and BIT Mining's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NantHealth | $62.65 million | 0.17 | -$58.26 million | ($7.65) | -0.18 |
| BIT Mining | $650.23 million | 0.05 | -$169.63 million | ($17.20) | -0.18 |
NantHealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BIT Mining. NantHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BIT Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NantHealth beats BIT Mining on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NantHealth
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NantHealth, Inc. is an evidence-based, personalized healthcare company, which engages in the provision of treatment for critical diseases such as cancer. The firm empowers treatment decisions, improves patient outcomes, validates treatment options, enables high-quality care, lowers costs, ensures appropriate reimbursement, and streamlines implementation and deployment. The company was founded by Patrick Soon-Shiong in July 2010 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.
About BIT Mining
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BIT Mining Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining enterprise. Its business covers cryptocurrency mining, pool, machine manufacturing, and data center operation. The company utilizes cryptocurrency mining machines and hydroelectric cryptocurrency mines, the sole purpose of which is to mine bitcoin. It also owns the mining pool business operated under BTC.com, including the domain name and wallet. The company was founded by Man San Law in 2001 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.
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