PGY vs. QFIN, WD, RIOT, LU, UPST, PWP, CIFR, SII, IREN, and ML
Should you be buying Pagaya Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pagaya Technologies include Qifu Technology (QFIN), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Lufax (LU), Upstart (UPST), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Cipher Mining (CIFR), Sprott (SII), Iris Energy (IREN), and MoneyLion (ML). These companies are all part of the "nondepository credit institutions" industry.
Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN) and Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ:PGY) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Qifu Technology received 89 more outperform votes than Pagaya Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave Qifu Technology an outperform vote while only 59.09% of users gave Pagaya Technologies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Qifu Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Pagaya Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Qifu Technology and 6 mentions for Pagaya Technologies. Pagaya Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Qifu Technology's score of 0.59 indicating that Qifu Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Qifu Technology has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pagaya Technologies has a beta of 6.55, meaning that its share price is 555% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Qifu Technology presently has a consensus price target of $24.73, indicating a potential upside of 28.02%. Pagaya Technologies has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 132.85%. Given Qifu Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pagaya Technologies is more favorable than Qifu Technology.
Qifu Technology has a net margin of 26.80% compared to Qifu Technology's net margin of -10.53%. Pagaya Technologies' return on equity of 20.96% beat Qifu Technology's return on equity.
74.8% of Qifu Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of Pagaya Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Qifu Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of Pagaya Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Qifu Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Pagaya Technologies. Pagaya Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qifu Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Qifu Technology beats Pagaya Technologies on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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