Financial Contrast: Zovio (OTCMKTS:ZVOI) vs. Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR)

Zovio (OTCMKTS:ZVOI) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Zovio and Bitdeer Technologies Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zovio	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bitdeer Technologies Group	0	4	10	0	2.71

Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $25.45, indicating a potential upside of 48.21%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than Zovio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zovio and Bitdeer Technologies Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zovio	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bitdeer Technologies Group	$620.25 million	6.52	$65.60 million	($3.45)	-4.98

Bitdeer Technologies Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zovio.

Profitability

This table compares Zovio and Bitdeer Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zovio	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bitdeer Technologies Group	-68.11%	-69.95%	-19.39%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Zovio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Zovio shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Zovio has a beta of 19.63, indicating that its stock price is 1,863% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 2.45, indicating that its stock price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Zovio

Zovio, Inc. operates as an education technology services company that partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver solutions and learning experiences. It provides student recruitment and enrollment systems, retention strategies, educational tools, and curriculums. The company was founded by Wayne Clugston and Andrew S. Clark in May 1999 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

About Bitdeer Technologies Group

Bitdeer Technologies Group operates as a technology company for blockchain and computing. It offers hash rate sharing solutions, including Cloud hash rate and Hash rate marketplace; and a one-stop mining machine hosting solutions encompassing deployment, maintenance, and management services for efficient cryptocurrency mining; as well as mines cryptocurrencies for its own account. The company also operates mining datacenters to generate hash rate; handles various processes involved in computing, such as equipment procurement, transport logistics, datacenter design and construction, equipment management, and daily operations; and sells mining machines. The company is headquartered in Singapore.