CASH vs. UPST, QFIN, COOP, OMF, CADE, OZK, BMA, FLG, PFSI, and HWC
Should you be buying Pathward Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pathward Financial include Upstart (UPST), Qifu Technology (QFIN), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), OneMain (OMF), Cadence Bank (CADE), Bank OZK (OZK), Banco Macro (BMA), Flagstar Financial (FLG), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), and Hancock Whitney (HWC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Pathward Financial vs.
Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) and Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Upstart had 18 more articles in the media than Pathward Financial. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Upstart and 1 mentions for Pathward Financial. Upstart's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Pathward Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Upstart is being referred to more favorably in the media.
63.0% of Upstart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Upstart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Pathward Financial received 277 more outperform votes than Upstart when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.98% of users gave Pathward Financial an outperform vote while only 32.20% of users gave Upstart an outperform vote.
Pathward Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Upstart. Upstart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pathward Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pathward Financial has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Upstart's net margin of -20.20%. Pathward Financial's return on equity of 22.02% beat Upstart's return on equity.
Upstart has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Upstart presently has a consensus target price of $73.38, indicating a potential upside of 2.25%. Pathward Financial has a consensus target price of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.79%. Given Pathward Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pathward Financial is more favorable than Upstart.
Summary
Pathward Financial beats Upstart on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CASH) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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