Reviewing Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) & Carbon Streaming (OTCMKTS:OFSTF)

Carbon Streaming (OTCMKTS:OFSTF) and Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Carbon Streaming has a beta of -62.27, meaning that its share price is 6,327% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Carbon Streaming and Argo Blockchain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carbon Streaming	-5,329.32%	-7.99%	-7.61%
Argo Blockchain	-92.08%	N/A	-59.43%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Carbon Streaming shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Carbon Streaming and Argo Blockchain, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carbon Streaming	0	0	0	0	0.00
Argo Blockchain	1	2	0	0	1.67

Argo Blockchain has a consensus price target of $1.45, suggesting a potential upside of 218.68%. Given Argo Blockchain’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Argo Blockchain is more favorable than Carbon Streaming.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Carbon Streaming and Argo Blockchain”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carbon Streaming	$1.17 million	16.17	-$35.50 million	($1.59)	-0.23
Argo Blockchain	$50.56 million	0.65	-$35.03 million	($0.72)	-0.63

Argo Blockchain has higher revenue and earnings than Carbon Streaming. Argo Blockchain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carbon Streaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Argo Blockchain beats Carbon Streaming on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carbon Streaming

Carbon Streaming Corporation a carbon credit streaming and royalty company focused on creating shareholder value primarily through the acquisition and sale of carbon credits. It provides capital to carbon projects globally, primarily by entering into or acquiring streaming, royalty or royalty-like arrangements for the purchase of carbon credits. The company was formerly known as Mexivada Mining Corp. and changed its name to Carbon Streaming Corporation in June 2020. Carbon Streaming Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

About Argo Blockchain

Argo Blockchain plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mining business worldwide. It engages in mining purpose-built computers for complex cryptographic algorithms. The company was formerly known as GoSun Blockchain Limited and changed its name to Argo Blockchain plc in December 2017. Argo Blockchain plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.