MBIN vs. UPST, QFIN, COOP, OMF, CADE, OZK, BMA, FLG, PFSI, and HWC
Should you be buying Merchants Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merchants Bancorp 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.
Merchants Bancorp vs.
Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:MBIN) and Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
Merchants Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Upstart. Upstart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merchants Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Upstart had 10 more articles in the media than Merchants Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Upstart and 7 mentions for Merchants Bancorp. Merchants Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Upstart's score of 0.88 indicating that Merchants Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upstart has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Merchants Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $54.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.42%. Upstart has a consensus price target of $73.38, suggesting a potential upside of 2.25%. Given Merchants Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Merchants Bancorp is more favorable than Upstart.
Merchants Bancorp received 152 more outperform votes than Upstart when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave Merchants Bancorp an outperform vote while only 32.20% of users gave Upstart an outperform vote.
24.6% of Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Upstart shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.7% of Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Upstart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 22.08% compared to Upstart's net margin of -20.20%. Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 22.86% beat Upstart's return on equity.
Summary
Merchants Bancorp beats Upstart on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MBIN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
