Navient (NAVI) Competitors $15.14 -0.05 (-0.33%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NAVI vs. WDR, COWN, TIGR, COLD, PIPR, EPRT, MC, VIRT, LB, and PECOShould you be buying Navient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navient include Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR), Cowen (COWN), UP Fintech (TIGR), Americold Realty Trust (COLD), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Moelis & Company (MC), Virtu Financial (VIRT), LandBridge (LB), and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO). Navient vs. Waddell & Reed Financial Cowen UP Fintech Americold Realty Trust Piper Sandler Companies Essential Properties Realty Trust Moelis & Company Virtu Financial LandBridge Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. Waddell & Reed Financial (NYSE:WDR) and Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, WDR or NAVI? Waddell & Reed Financial has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navient has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WDR or NAVI? Navient received 32 more outperform votes than Waddell & Reed Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.24% of users gave Navient an outperform vote while only 46.74% of users gave Waddell & Reed Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaddell & Reed FinancialOutperform Votes39446.74% Underperform Votes44953.26% NavientOutperform Votes42648.24% Underperform Votes45751.76% Is WDR or NAVI a better dividend stock? Waddell & Reed Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Waddell & Reed Financial pays out 53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navient pays out 92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders and institutionals believe in WDR or NAVI? 97.1% of Navient shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Waddell & Reed Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Navient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is WDR or NAVI more profitable? Waddell & Reed Financial has a net margin of 9.17% compared to Navient's net margin of 1.71%. Waddell & Reed Financial's return on equity of 14.57% beat Navient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waddell & Reed Financial9.17% 14.57% 9.54% Navient 1.71%8.62%0.41% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WDR or NAVI? Navient has higher revenue and earnings than Waddell & Reed Financial. Waddell & Reed Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaddell & Reed Financial$1.07B1.45$114.99M$1.8813.29Navient$4.83B0.34$228M$0.6921.94 Do analysts rate WDR or NAVI? Navient has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Given Navient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Navient is more favorable than Waddell & Reed Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waddell & Reed Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Navient 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.63 Does the media favor WDR or NAVI? In the previous week, Navient had 10 more articles in the media than Waddell & Reed Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Navient and 0 mentions for Waddell & Reed Financial. Navient's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Waddell & Reed Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Navient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Waddell & Reed Financial Neutral Navient Positive SummaryNavient beats Waddell & Reed Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Investors AlleyStrange: Why is Amazon suddenly yielding 39.70%?Something big is happening with Amazon stock… While most investors collect ZERO dividends from Amazon… A small group just discovered a "backdoor" way to collect yields up to 39.70%!Click here to see this breakthrough before everyone else → Get Navient News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NAVI 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. 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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 NAVI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNavientSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.63B$31.64B$10.97B$8.66BDividend Yield4.19%2.18%5.94%4.06%P/E Ratio21.9417.6228.4717.46Price / Sales0.345.7860.0069.07Price / Cash4.8221.8618.4836.36Price / Book0.602.723.845.87Net Income$228M$932.00M$998.34M$225.66M7 Day Performance0.40%0.59%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance-4.30%4.94%1.86%1.15%1 Year Performance-8.90%49.18%24.75%24.02% Navient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NAVINavient3.9827 of 5 stars$15.14-0.3%$15.75+4.0%-8.5%$1.63B$4.83B21.944,500Dividend AnnouncementWDRWaddell & Reed FinancialN/A$24.98flatN/A+0.0%$1.55B$1.07B17.971,116High Trading VolumeCOWNCowen1.654 of 5 stars$38.99flatN/AN/A$1.10B$1.54B17.801,534Analyst ForecastTIGRUP Fintech1.2641 of 5 stars$5.68+3.1%$5.42-4.6%+21.6%$1.05B$306.51M28.401,109Short Interest ↓COLDAmericold Realty Trust4.9298 of 5 stars$21.82+0.4%$30.73+40.8%-19.6%$6.20B$2.67B-21.6014,706Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.4492 of 5 stars$336.11+1.4%$193.00-42.6%+120.4%$5.98B$1.47B35.911,725Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.606 of 5 stars$32.86+0.6%$33.37+1.5%+41.6%$5.76B$359.60M28.5740Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMCMoelis & Company1.8768 of 5 stars$74.69-2.1%$60.83-18.6%+66.5%$5.60B$970.70M140.921,161Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageVIRTVirtu Financial4.7295 of 5 stars$34.92-0.8%$29.50-15.5%+99.7%$5.40B$2.29B17.55990Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsLBLandBridge1.0635 of 5 stars$68.87+5.0%$36.57-46.9%N/A$5.04BN/A0.006Positive NewsPECOPhillips Edison & Company, Inc.2.2979 of 5 stars$39.01+1.0%$38.43-1.5%+12.4%$4.78B$642.79M84.80290Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WDR Competitors COWN Competitors TIGR Competitors COLD Competitors PIPR Competitors EPRT Competitors MC Competitors VIRT Competitors LB Competitors PECO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NAVI) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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