Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors $52.13 +0.66 (+1.28%) (As of 09:30 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ATLC vs. WRLD, RM, BFH, WULF, PPBI, IBTX, ENVA, AVAL, FBK, and INTRShould you be buying Atlanticus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Atlanticus include World Acceptance (WRLD), Regional Management (RM), Bread Financial (BFH), TeraWulf (WULF), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Independent Bank Group (IBTX), Enova International (ENVA), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), FB Financial (FBK), and Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR). Atlanticus vs. World Acceptance Regional Management Bread Financial TeraWulf Pacific Premier Bancorp Independent Bank Group Enova International Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores FB Financial Inter & Co, Inc. World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WRLD or ATLC? 83.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.2% of Atlanticus shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.2% of World Acceptance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Atlanticus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer WRLD or ATLC? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 2 more articles in the media than World Acceptance. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlanticus and 3 mentions for World Acceptance. World Acceptance's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.35 indicating that World Acceptance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment World Acceptance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Atlanticus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is WRLD or ATLC more profitable? World Acceptance has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.39%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 25.14% beat World Acceptance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets World Acceptance15.02% 19.85% 7.96% Atlanticus 8.39%25.14%3.74% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WRLD or ATLC? Atlanticus has higher revenue and earnings than World Acceptance. World Acceptance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlanticus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWorld Acceptance$573.21M1.17$77.35M$14.717.93Atlanticus$1.16B0.66$102.85M$4.4511.71 Which has more risk and volatility, WRLD or ATLC? World Acceptance has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanticus has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WRLD or ATLC? World Acceptance received 150 more outperform votes than Atlanticus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave Atlanticus an outperform vote while only 55.19% of users gave World Acceptance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWorld AcceptanceOutperform Votes28255.19% Underperform Votes22944.81% AtlanticusOutperform Votes13264.71% Underperform Votes7235.29% Do analysts rate WRLD or ATLC? World Acceptance presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 91.43%. Atlanticus has a consensus target price of $48.75, indicating a potential downside of 6.48%. Given Atlanticus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlanticus is more favorable than World Acceptance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score World Acceptance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryAtlanticus beats World Acceptance on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ATLC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAtlanticusPersonal credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$768.40M$6.38B$10.51B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A4.68%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio11.7127.8946.1813.46Price / Sales0.662.353,478.9287.66Price / Cash6.4810.8830.6036.27Price / Book1.692.144.066.30Net Income$102.85M$349.72M$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance5.96%1.01%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance41.62%11.24%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance71.93%61.98%24.11%26.23% Atlanticus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATLCAtlanticus1.9399 of 5 stars$52.13+1.3%$48.75-6.5%+65.0%$768.40M$1.16B11.71386WRLDWorld Acceptance1.952 of 5 stars$116.69+0.5%$10.00-91.4%+3.7%$670.97M$573.21M7.932,872Positive NewsRMRegional Management4.2501 of 5 stars$29.46+0.3%$35.50+20.5%+27.9%$299.31M$551.40M12.462,081BFHBread Financial3.7889 of 5 stars$57.96+1.4%$50.00-13.7%+108.3%$2.88B$5.17B9.117,000Analyst ForecastWULFTeraWulf2.1955 of 5 stars$7.11-1.3%$7.21+1.5%+531.6%$2.74B$69.23M0.006Analyst RevisionGap UpPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp2.3679 of 5 stars$27.61-0.2%$26.50-4.0%+19.0%$2.66B$714.07M0.001,345Positive NewsIBTXIndependent Bank Group1.8526 of 5 stars$63.65+0.6%$58.83-7.6%+61.8%$2.64B$922.84M0.001,517News CoveragePositive NewsENVAEnova International3.2724 of 5 stars$99.87-0.4%$91.14-8.7%+144.1%$2.62B$2.12B15.931,675AVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores4.4062 of 5 stars$2.14+1.9%N/A-1.8%$2.54B$8.97B12.5974,036Positive NewsFBKFB Financial4.2985 of 5 stars$54.34-0.5%$48.60-10.6%+60.2%$2.54B$748.95M23.731,591Analyst DowngradeINTRInter & Co, Inc.4.3186 of 5 stars$5.70-1.2%$7.56+32.6%+1.4%$2.47B$1.22B16.493,235 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WRLD Competitors RM Competitors BFH Competitors WULF Competitors PPBI Competitors IBTX Competitors ENVA Competitors AVAL Competitors FBK Competitors INTR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ATLC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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