LM Funding America (LMFA) Competitors $1.99 -0.13 (-6.13%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.98 0.00 (-0.25%) As of 08/1/2025 07:58 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LMFA vs. CULL, TCBC, NSTS, CPBI, BAFN, FFBW, BCOW, OPHC, FSEA, and NLITShould you be buying LM Funding America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LM Funding America include Cullman Bancorp (CULL), TC Bancshares (TCBC), NSTS Bancorp (NSTS), Central Plains Bancshares (CPBI), BayFirst Financial (BAFN), FFBW (FFBW), 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin (BCOW), OptimumBank (OPHC), First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA), and Northern Lights Acquisition (NLIT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. LM Funding America vs. Its Competitors Cullman Bancorp TC Bancshares NSTS Bancorp Central Plains Bancshares BayFirst Financial FFBW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin OptimumBank First Seacoast Bancorp Northern Lights Acquisition Cullman Bancorp (NASDAQ:CULL) and LM Funding America (NASDAQ:LMFA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CULL or LMFA? 25.7% of Cullman Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of LM Funding America shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Cullman Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of LM Funding America 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. Which has more risk & volatility, CULL or LMFA? Cullman Bancorp has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LM Funding America has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CULL or LMFA more profitable? Cullman Bancorp has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LM Funding America's net margin of -184.48%. Cullman Bancorp's return on equity of 0.00% beat LM Funding America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cullman BancorpN/A N/A N/A LM Funding America -184.48%-46.84%-38.06% Do analysts recommend CULL or LMFA? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cullman Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00LM Funding America 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor CULL or LMFA? In the previous week, LM Funding America had 1 more articles in the media than Cullman Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for LM Funding America and 0 mentions for Cullman Bancorp. Cullman Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat LM Funding America's score of -1.00 indicating that Cullman Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Cullman Bancorp Neutral LM Funding America Negative Which has higher valuation & earnings, CULL or LMFA? Cullman Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than LM Funding America. LM Funding America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cullman Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCullman Bancorp$16.54M3.98$3.95M$0.5021.50LM Funding America$11M0.93-$7.32M-$6.76-0.29 SummaryCullman Bancorp beats LM Funding America on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LM Funding America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LMFA 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 LMFA 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 LMFA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLM Funding AmericaFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.88M$7.73B$12.04B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A4.90%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio-0.2918.8819.7623.83Price / Sales0.934.8925.9366.14Price / CashN/A20.9821.3357.96Price / Book0.292.532.095.54Net Income-$7.32M$311.63M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance-31.62%-6.55%-2.46%-4.67%1 Month Performance-29.93%6.99%-0.85%4.37%1 Year Performance-41.64%29.35%537.08%17.91% LM Funding America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LMFALM Funding America0.8612 of 5 stars$1.99-6.1%N/A-44.7%$10.88M$11M-0.298Negative NewsShort Interest ↑CULLCullman BancorpN/A$10.75-2.1%N/A+19.6%$65.74M$16.54M21.5050TCBCTC Bancshares0.109 of 5 stars$16.42+0.4%N/A+48.5%$65.42M$14.76M0.0050NSTSNSTS BancorpN/A$12.14-1.3%N/A+19.1%$64.55M$12.24M-67.4440CPBICentral Plains Bancshares0.8488 of 5 stars$14.99+0.6%N/A+38.1%$63.24M$27.31M15.4567News CoverageBAFNBayFirst Financial1.8484 of 5 stars$14.63+0.5%N/A+0.6%$60.08M$143.28M6.58640News CoverageEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeFFBWFFBWN/A$13.55flatN/AN/A$58.05M$11.90M0.0040News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓BCOW1895 Bancorp of WisconsinN/A$10.35-0.1%N/A+25.9%$57.83M$12.13M-17.25100Upcoming EarningsOPHCOptimumBank1.9017 of 5 stars$4.60+1.2%N/A+1.1%$53.94M$40.98M3.4840News CoverageUpcoming EarningsFSEAFirst Seacoast Bancorp1.0654 of 5 stars$11.27-0.7%N/A+24.4%$53.54M$29.33M-558.2280Upcoming EarningsNLITNorthern Lights AcquisitionN/A$3.55flatN/A+335.7%$52.91MN/A0.003Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cullman Bancorp Competitors TC Bancshares Competitors NSTS Bancorp Competitors Central Plains Bancshares Competitors BayFirst Financial Competitors FFBW Competitors 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Competitors OptimumBank Competitors First Seacoast Bancorp Competitors Northern Lights Acquisition 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:LMFA) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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