Head-To-Head Comparison: Mr. Cooper Group (NASDAQ:COOP) & BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.3% of BitFuFu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Mr. Cooper Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Mr. Cooper Group shares are owned 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BitFuFu and Mr. Cooper Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BitFuFu	$463.33 million	1.52	$10.49 million	$0.35	12.34
Mr. Cooper Group	$3.02 billion	2.36	$669.00 million	$10.18	10.92

Mr. Cooper Group has higher revenue and earnings than BitFuFu. Mr. Cooper Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BitFuFu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

BitFuFu has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mr. Cooper Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for BitFuFu and Mr. Cooper Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BitFuFu	0	0	1	0	3.00
Mr. Cooper Group	0	3	6	0	2.67

BitFuFu currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.04%. Mr. Cooper Group has a consensus target price of $126.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.30%. Given BitFuFu’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BitFuFu is more favorable than Mr. Cooper Group.

Profitability

This table compares BitFuFu and Mr. Cooper Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BitFuFu	8.17%	40.15%	13.55%
Mr. Cooper Group	30.07%	14.76%	4.15%

Summary

Mr. Cooper Group beats BitFuFu on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BitFuFu

BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

About Mr. Cooper Group

Mr. Cooper Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a non-bank servicer of residential mortgage loans in the United States. The company operates through Servicing and Originations segments. The Servicing segment performs activities on behalf of investors or owners of the underlying mortgages and mortgage servicing rights, including collecting and disbursing borrower payments, investor reporting, customer service, modifying loans, performing collections, foreclosures, and the sale of real estate owned. The Originations segment originates residential mortgage loans through its direct-to-consumer and correspondent channels. The company provides its services under the Mr. Cooper and Xome brands. The company was formerly known as WMIH Corp. and changed its name to Mr. Cooper Group Inc. in October 2018. Mr. Cooper Group Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Coppell, Texas.