Affirm (AFRM) Competitors $40.78 +0.29 (+0.72%) Closing price 04/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.94 +0.16 (+0.40%) As of 07:17 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AFRM vs. BCS, NU, IBIT, NWG, DB, RKT, BBD, IX, BBDO, and KBShould you be buying Affirm stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Affirm include Barclays (BCS), NU (NU), iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), NatWest Group (NWG), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB), Rocket Companies (RKT), Banco Bradesco (BBD), ORIX (IX), Banco Bradesco (BBDO), and KB Financial Group (KB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Affirm vs. Barclays NU iShares Bitcoin Trust NatWest Group Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Rocket Companies Banco Bradesco ORIX Banco Bradesco KB Financial Group Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) and Barclays (NYSE:BCS) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking. Is AFRM or BCS more profitable? Barclays has a net margin of 20.81% compared to Affirm's net margin of -7.10%. Barclays' return on equity of 7.74% beat Affirm's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Affirm-7.10% -7.25% -2.02% Barclays 20.81%7.74%0.36% Does the media refer more to AFRM or BCS? In the previous week, Barclays had 77 more articles in the media than Affirm. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Barclays and 16 mentions for Affirm. Affirm's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Barclays' score of 0.22 indicating that Affirm is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Affirm 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Barclays 21 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 35 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 15 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFRM or BCS? Barclays received 1375 more outperform votes than Affirm when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.56% of users gave Barclays an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Affirm an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAffirmOutperform Votes10440.00% Underperform Votes15660.00% BarclaysOutperform Votes147966.56% Underperform Votes74333.44% Which has better valuation & earnings, AFRM or BCS? Barclays has higher revenue and earnings than Affirm. Affirm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barclays, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAffirm$2.80B4.63-$517.76M-$0.65-62.74Barclays$26.23B1.95$8.06B$1.847.77 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFRM or BCS? 69.3% of Affirm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Affirm shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Barclays shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer AFRM or BCS? Affirm presently has a consensus target price of $66.74, indicating a potential upside of 63.65%. Given Affirm's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Affirm is more favorable than Barclays.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Affirm 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Barclays 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, AFRM or BCS? Affirm has a beta of 3.68, meaning that its share price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barclays has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBarclays beats Affirm on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Affirm News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AFRM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AFRM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAffirmPersonal credit institutions IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.88B$5.17B$7.01B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A4.79%2.71%4.33%P/E Ratio-62.7415.0129.8217.78Price / Sales4.633.49148.2994.47Price / CashN/A11.1331.6134.64Price / Book4.646.214.553.99Net Income-$517.76M$391.67M$196.25M$247.24M7 Day Performance8.54%6.52%3.24%5.84%1 Month Performance-18.57%-10.28%-6.70%-5.78%1 Year Performance25.02%11.69%2.34%-1.99% Affirm Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFRMAffirm3.8312 of 5 stars$40.78+0.7%$66.74+63.7%+25.0%$12.88B$2.80B-62.742,550Gap DownBCSBarclays4.6534 of 5 stars$12.84-2.5%N/A+55.8%$46.29B$26.23B7.0092,900Options VolumeNews CoverageGap UpNUNU3.9649 of 5 stars$9.66+0.6%$15.47+60.1%-5.7%$46.12B$8.27B24.196,080Short Interest ↓Gap UpIBITiShares Bitcoin TrustN/A$44.61-6.5%N/A+26.6%$45.20BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNWGNatWest Group3.999 of 5 stars$10.84+1.1%N/A+72.8%$43.68B$14.65B7.9761,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsDBDeutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft2.6567 of 5 stars$19.31-5.7%N/A+47.7%$38.63B$30.05B13.9583,000News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRKTRocket Companies2.2052 of 5 stars$14.67-4.8%$14.08-4.0%+5.8%$29.39B$4.93B-92.0126,000Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeBBDBanco Bradesco3.5446 of 5 stars$2.11-3.9%$2.40+14.0%-20.6%$22.40B$105.33B7.0288,400News CoveragePositive NewsIXORIX3.5756 of 5 stars$18.47-1.9%N/A-9.6%$21.04B$1.88T1.6132,200BBDOBanco BradescoN/A$1.91-4.8%N/A-18.9%$20.27B$105.33B6.3588,400KBKB Financial Group4.8101 of 5 stars$49.71-3.8%N/A+13.3%$19.56B$20.54T5.79150Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Barclays Alternatives NU Alternatives iShares Bitcoin Trust Alternatives NatWest Group Alternatives Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Alternatives Rocket Companies Alternatives Banco Bradesco Alternatives ORIX Alternatives Banco Bradesco Alternatives KB Financial Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AFRM) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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