Head-To-Head Contrast: SOS (NYSE:SOS) versus Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN)

Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) and SOS (NYSE:SOS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Iris Energy and SOS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iris Energy	0	0	5	0	3.00
SOS	0	0	0	0	N/A

Iris Energy currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 153.70%. Given Iris Energy’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than SOS.

Profitability

This table compares Iris Energy and SOS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iris Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
SOS	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Iris Energy has a beta of 3.05, suggesting that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SOS has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.1% of Iris Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of SOS shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Iris Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of SOS 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Iris Energy and SOS’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iris Energy	$75.51 million	4.18	-$171.87 million	N/A	N/A
SOS	$260.03 million	1.40	-$229.45 million	N/A	N/A

Iris Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SOS.

Summary

Iris Energy beats SOS on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Iris Energy

Iris Energy Limited owns and operates bitcoin mining data centers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

About SOS

SOS Limited provides data mining and analysis services to corporate and individual members in the People's Republic of China. It provides marketing data, technology, and solutions for insurance companies; emergency rescue services; and insurance product and health care information portals. The company operates SOS cloud emergency rescue service software as a service platform that offers basic cloud products, such as medical rescue, auto rescue, financial rescue, and life rescue cards; cooperative cloud systems, including information rescue center, intelligent big data, and intelligent software and hardware; and information cloud systems, such as newsToday and E-commerce Today, 10086 hot-line center, information security services, and marketing-related data. It also focuses on cryptocurrency mining, blockchain-based insurance, and security management businesses. The company serves insurance companies, financial institutions, medical institutions, healthcare providers, and other service providers in the emergency rescue services industry. The company is based in Qingdao, the People's Republic of China.