Reviewing MiX Telematics (NYSE:MIXT) and Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF)

MiX Telematics (NYSE:MIXT) and Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares MiX Telematics and Bitfarms’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MiX Telematics	3.72%	8.45%	5.11%
Bitfarms	-48.26%	-4.48%	-3.71%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.7% of MiX Telematics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of MiX Telematics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are held by 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

MiX Telematics has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitfarms has a beta of 3.77, suggesting that its stock price is 277% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MiX Telematics and Bitfarms”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MiX Telematics	$150.06 million	2.36	$4.52 million	$0.25	58.20
Bitfarms	$229.28 million	8.65	-$138.65 million	($0.23)	-14.30

MiX Telematics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MiX Telematics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for MiX Telematics and Bitfarms, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MiX Telematics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bitfarms	1	1	5	0	2.57

Bitfarms has a consensus price target of $4.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.10%. Given Bitfarms’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than MiX Telematics.

Summary

MiX Telematics beats Bitfarms on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MiX Telematics

MiX Telematics Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides fleet and mobile asset management solutions through software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model. It offers MiX Fleet Manager, a commercial fleet management solution comprising MyMiX, an innovative driver engagement platform; MiX Vision, an on-road and in-vehicle video recording solution; MiX Rovi, an in-vehicle display and communications system; MiX RIBAS and DriveMate, an in-cab driving aid solution; MiX Hours of Service, which allows real-time monitoring and compliance; MiX Journey Management, an easy-to-use electronic alternative to paper-based systems; and MiX OEM Connect allows customer instant, direct integration to relevant, and powerful telematics data. The company provides MiX Asset Manager, asset tracking products including generators, light towers, storage tanks and pumps, and asset management solution for visibility of corporate assets; and Matrix, a suite of mobile asset management solutions for entry-level fleets and consumers, which offers real-time and historical vehicle tracking, and positioning, unauthorized vehicle use alerts, panic emergency response, crash alerts, driver behavior alerts, fuel tax logbooks, and vehicle maintenance notifications. In addition, it offers Beam-e, a crowdsourcing platform to locate vehicles without the expense of utilizing a traditional cellular network connection. The company delivers fleet and mobile asset management solutions as SaaS to 1,001,800 subscribers in South Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, Australia, Europe, and Brazil. MiX Telematics Limited was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Bitfarms

Bitfarms Ltd. engages in the mining of cryptocurrency coins and tokens in Canada, the United States, Paraguay, and Argentina. It owns and operates server farms that primarily validates transactions on the Bitcoin Blockchain and earning cryptocurrency from block rewards and transaction fees. The company also provides electrician services to commercial and residential customers in Quebec, Canada. It also undertakes hosting of third-party mining hardware. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.