Analyzing BTCS (NASDAQ:BTCS) & CCUR (OTCMKTS:CCUR)

BTCS (NASDAQ:BTCS) and CCUR (OTCMKTS:CCUR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BTCS and CCUR’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BTCS	$1.34 million	19.44	$7.82 million	$0.56	2.96
CCUR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

BTCS has higher revenue and earnings than CCUR.

Volatility and Risk

BTCS has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CCUR has a beta of 401.48, suggesting that its stock price is 40,048% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.5% of BTCS shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.2% of BTCS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of CCUR 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for BTCS and CCUR, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BTCS	0	0	1	0	3.00
CCUR	0	0	0	0	N/A

BTCS presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.72%. Given BTCS’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BTCS is more favorable than CCUR.

Profitability

This table compares BTCS and CCUR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BTCS	583.51%	-38.81%	-31.40%
CCUR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BTCS beats CCUR on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BTCS

BTCS Inc. focuses on blockchain infrastructure and staking in the United States. The company secures blockchain-infrastructure operations and operates validator nodes on disruptive next-generation blockchain networks. It offers StakeSeeker, a cryptocurrency dashboard and staking-as-a-service platform that allows crypto asset holders to earn rewards by participating in network consensus mechanisms. The company was formerly known as Bitcoin Shop, Inc. and changed its name to BTCS Inc. in July 2015. BTCS Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

About CCUR

CCUR Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the merchant cash advance (MCA) and real estate businesses. The company provides advances on future merchant receivables, as well as sources syndication capital and merchant leads for MCA funders; and reporting and other administrative services. It also offers commercial mortgages loans to local, regional, and national builders, developers, and commercial landowners; and acquires, owns, and manages a portfolio of real estate properties for development. The company was formerly known as Concurrent Computer Corporation and changed its name to CCUR Holdings, Inc. in January 2018. CCUR Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.