Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) & CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) Head to Head Review

CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CleanSpark and Crescent Capital BDC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CleanSpark	$342.81 million	7.57	-$136.59 million	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	$111.11 million	6.13	$83.84 million	$2.81	6.54

Crescent Capital BDC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CleanSpark.

Profitability

This table compares CleanSpark and Crescent Capital BDC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CleanSpark	-46.31%	-3.64%	-3.39%
Crescent Capital BDC	51.61%	12.03%	5.47%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

43.1% of CleanSpark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of CleanSpark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CleanSpark and Crescent Capital BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CleanSpark	0	1	6	0	2.86
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	5	0	2.83

CleanSpark presently has a consensus price target of $19.11, indicating a potential upside of 67.82%. Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.32%. Given CleanSpark’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CleanSpark is more favorable than Crescent Capital BDC.

Risk & Volatility

CleanSpark has a beta of 4.18, meaning that its stock price is 318% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CleanSpark beats Crescent Capital BDC on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CleanSpark

CleanSpark, Inc. operates as a bitcoin miner in the Americas. It owns and operates data centers that primarily run on low-carbon power. Its infrastructure supports Bitcoin, a digital commodity and a tool for financial independence and inclusion. The company was formerly known as Stratean Inc. and changed its name to CleanSpark, Inc. in November 2016. CleanSpark, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.

About Crescent Capital BDC

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is as a business development company private equity / buyouts and loan fund. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. The fund seeks to invest in United States.