Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Microsoft and Bitdeer Technologies Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Microsoft | 0 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 2.94 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2.69 |
Microsoft presently has a consensus price target of $609.54, indicating a potential upside of 20.20%. Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus price target of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 250.08%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than Microsoft.
Risk & Volatility
Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Microsoft and Bitdeer Technologies Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Microsoft | $346.44 billion | 10.87 | $133.75 billion | $19.16 | 26.47 |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | $812.26 million | 1.73 | $65.60 million | ($3.06) | -2.02 |
Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than Bitdeer Technologies Group. Bitdeer Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Microsoft and Bitdeer Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Microsoft | 41.17% | 32.31% | 19.03% |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | -55.15% | -54.72% | -15.20% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Microsoft beats Bitdeer Technologies Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
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.
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