BBT
Beacon Financial Corp.
BBT's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 84% and its operating margin rose 29 points to 35%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
BBT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BBT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BBT.
CIFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CIFR's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CIFR.
BBT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.4x | $30.68 | — |
| Cheap | 9.8x | $26.30 | -14% |
| Current | 11x | $30.68 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $37.89 | +24% |
| Expensive | 24x | $65.84 | +115% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBT's PE is 11x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BBT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BBT's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over BBT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
BBT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.26 | +21% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.69 | +142% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.39 | -46% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.28 | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.29 | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.11 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.56 | +392% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.47 | +394% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.44 | -10% |
BBT has the edge over CIFR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CIFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.06 | -$2.86 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.85 | -$2.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.32 | -$1.94 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.15 | -$2.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | -850% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.38 | -733% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.04 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
BBT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $223.2M | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $219.2M | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $214.7M | +94% |
| Q4 2025 | $225.7M | +105% |
| Q3 2025 | $145M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $113.7M | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.4M | +99% |
| Q4 2024 | $110.2M | +38% |
BBT has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +86 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 31% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +9.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -50% | -88 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +79 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +32 points |
BBT has the edge over CIFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CIFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.7M | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.8M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.8M | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.7M | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.7M | +198% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.6M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $49M | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.2M | -2.8% |
CIFR's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $27M last quarter, down 63% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -269% | -217 points |
| Q2 2026 | -316% | -212 points |
| Q1 2026 | -329% | -251 points |
| Q4 2025 | -503% | -544 points |
| Q3 2025 | -52% | +327 points |
| Q2 2025 | -104% | -60 points |
| Q1 2025 | -78% | -175 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +4 points |
CIFR's operating margin was −269% last quarter, down 217 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BBT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $95.5M | +$99.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $64.1M | +77% |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.8M | -170% |
| Q4 2025 | $159.6M | +381% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.6M | -108% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.3M | +5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.9M | +200% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.2M | -35% |
BBT has the edge over CIFR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CIFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.7B | -$1.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$653.8M | -$566.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$462.5M | -$390.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$280.3M | -$204.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$256.2M | -$173.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$87.5M | -$54.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$71.8M | -$37.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$76.1M | +$38M |
CIFR's free cash flow was −$3.1B over the past year, against −$492M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
BBT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +58.1K shares |
| 1 year | -4% | -3.5M shares |
| 3 years | +94% | +40.7M shares |
| 5 years | +72% | +35.3M shares |
| Available history | +66% | +33.3M shares |
BBT has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $2,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $1,000 |
| Q2 2024 | $13.5M |
| Q1 2024 | $4M |
| Q4 2023 | $6.7M |
| Q3 2023 | $3.6M |
CIFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +30.3M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +46.5M shares |
| 3 years | +75% | +188M shares |
| 5 years | +102% | +222M shares |
CIFR has 440M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago, despite $151M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $45.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $82.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $3M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.9M |
CIFR spent $151M buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
BBT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | 1.8x | Healthy |
BBT's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BBT.
CIFR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 125.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
CIFR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
BBT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.5 | Neutral |
BBT's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
CIFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
CIFR's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
BBT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BBT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 12% below |
| PE % | 36 | 63 | 27 pts below |
BBT is trading at 11x earnings, a 12% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
CIFR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CIFR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BBT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.2 | 5.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.3 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.6 | 3.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.8 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.9 | 19% above |
BBT has the edge over CIFR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CIFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.6 | 33% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.5 | 54% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.0 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 41% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.86 | 9% below |
CIFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9% below its 200-week average.
BBT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.8 | $17.6 | -46% |
| 2021 | $17.6 | $28.4 | +61% |
| 2022 | $28.4 | $29.6 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | $29.6 | $24.8 | -16% |
| 2024 | $24.8 | $28.3 | +14% |
| 2025 | $28.3 | $26.9 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.9 | $30.7 | +14% |
BBT has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CIFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.92 | $9.95 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | $9.95 | $5.21 | -48% |
| 2022 | $5.21 | $0.54 | -90% |
| 2023 | $0.54 | $4.13 | +665% |
| 2024 | $4.13 | $4.86 | +18% |
| 2025 | $4.86 | $15.2 | +213% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $7.15 | -53% |
CIFR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +665% in 2023 to −90% in 2022. It's down 53% so far in 2026.