Better Home & Finance (BETR) Competitors $10.38 -0.63 (-5.72%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BETR vs. IBCP, ESQ, VEL, MCB, SMBC, YRD, FSBC, ORRF, SPFI, and QDShould you be buying Better Home & Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Better Home & Finance include Independent Bank (IBCP), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Velocity Financial (VEL), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Yiren Digital (YRD), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), and Qudian (QD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Better Home & Finance vs. Independent Bank Esquire Financial Velocity Financial Metropolitan Bank Southern Missouri Bancorp Yiren Digital Five Star Bancorp Orrstown Financial Services South Plains Financial Qudian Independent Bank (NASDAQ:IBCP) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IBCP or BETR? Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Better Home & Finance. Better Home & Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIndependent Bank$215.80M2.82$66.79M$3.169.18Better Home & Finance$120.05M1.37-$536.42M-$13.49-0.81 Does the media refer more to IBCP or BETR? In the previous week, Independent Bank had 5 more articles in the media than Better Home & Finance. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Independent Bank and 0 mentions for Better Home & Finance. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Better Home & Finance's score of 0.88 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Independent Bank Positive Better Home & Finance Positive Is IBCP or BETR more profitable? Independent Bank has a net margin of 20.67% compared to Better Home & Finance's net margin of -187.29%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 15.43% beat Better Home & Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Independent Bank20.67% 15.43% 1.27% Better Home & Finance -187.29%-300.92%-20.70% Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBCP or BETR? Independent Bank received 225 more outperform votes than Better Home & Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIndependent BankOutperform Votes22554.35% Underperform Votes18945.65% Better Home & FinanceN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, IBCP or BETR? Independent Bank has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Better Home & Finance has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate IBCP or BETR? Independent Bank presently has a consensus price target of $39.17, suggesting a potential upside of 35.06%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Better Home & Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Better Home & Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IBCP or BETR? 79.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Better Home & Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Independent Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of Better Home & Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryIndependent Bank beats Better Home & Finance on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Better Home & Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BETR 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 BETR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBetter Home & FinanceLoan brokers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$165.05M$848.50M$11.12B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.07%5.41%4.04%P/E Ratio-0.818.3222.1518.16Price / Sales1.371.4525.4186.29Price / CashN/A7.7317.6234.64Price / Book1.332.242.634.01Net Income-$536.42M-$83.12M$1.04B$247.18M7 Day Performance-11.18%-4.02%-2.80%-5.86%1 Month Performance-0.18%17.59%493.31%-6.95%1 Year Performance2,317.78%590.37%534.48%-3.71% Better Home & Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BETRBetter Home & Finance0.7678 of 5 stars$10.38-5.7%N/A+2,300.3%$157.47M$120.05M-0.771,300Gap DownIBCPIndependent Bank3.8697 of 5 stars$30.79-0.2%$39.17+27.2%+27.1%$645.76M$215.80M9.74920Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.9803 of 5 stars$75.38+0.4%$88.00+16.7%+62.6%$635.60M$124.82M14.61110News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownVELVelocity Financial1.6357 of 5 stars$18.68+0.7%$21.50+15.1%+5.0%$635.40M$211.74M10.10220MCBMetropolitan Bank3.8798 of 5 stars$56.06+0.8%$78.13+39.4%+61.3%$629.27M$276.91M9.47240Gap UpSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.2679 of 5 stars$52.02-0.1%$70.00+34.6%+23.7%$622.11M$171.80M11.36540Gap DownYRDYiren Digital2.3986 of 5 stars$6.89-5.5%N/A+54.8%$604.10M$5.81B2.373,800Gap DownFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.4821 of 5 stars$27.80+0.1%$36.38+30.8%+25.7%$592.95M$124.96M12.19180Analyst RevisionORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.7213 of 5 stars$30.01+0.0%$39.75+32.5%+15.7%$581.77M$192.69M16.31430Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpSPFISouth Plains Financial4.5554 of 5 stars$33.12+0.1%$42.67+28.8%+30.2%$546.02M$189.30M11.34680Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeQDQudian1.5783 of 5 stars$2.71+2.9%N/A+12.1%$542.63M$216.43M67.63940Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Independent Bank Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors Velocity Financial Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Yiren Digital Competitors Five Star Bancorp Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Qudian Competitors 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:BETR) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account 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 | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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