BTM vs. LC, BY, QCRH, LX, GHLD, BFC, OPFI, OBNK, OBK, and DEFT
Should you be buying Bitcoin Depot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bitcoin Depot include LendingClub (LC), Byline Bancorp (BY), QCR (QCRH), LexinFintech (LX), Guild (GHLD), Bank First National (BFC), OppFi (OPFI), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), Origin Bancorp (OBK), and DeFi Technologies (DEFT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Bitcoin Depot vs. Its Competitors
Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM) and LendingClub (NYSE:LC) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, LendingClub had 4 more articles in the media than Bitcoin Depot. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for LendingClub and 4 mentions for Bitcoin Depot. Bitcoin Depot's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat LendingClub's score of 0.53 indicating that Bitcoin Depot is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LendingClub has higher revenue and earnings than Bitcoin Depot. Bitcoin Depot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendingClub, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
9.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of LendingClub shares are held by institutional investors. 70.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of LendingClub shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bitcoin Depot has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LendingClub has a beta of 2.44, suggesting that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bitcoin Depot presently has a consensus target price of $4.83, suggesting a potential downside of 16.81%. LendingClub has a consensus target price of $16.13, suggesting a potential upside of 27.44%. Given LendingClub's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LendingClub is more favorable than Bitcoin Depot.
LendingClub has a net margin of 6.16% compared to Bitcoin Depot's net margin of -0.99%. LendingClub's return on equity of 4.04% beat Bitcoin Depot's return on equity.
Summary
LendingClub beats Bitcoin Depot on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:BTM) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
