The9 (NCTY) Competitors $13.96 -0.64 (-4.38%) Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.89 -0.07 (-0.50%) As of 03/28/2025 07:20 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NCTY vs. LDI, HKD, ACNB, UNTY, FBIZ, FFWM, LPRO, LSAK, CARE, and MSBIShould you be buying The9 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The9 include loanDepot (LDI), AMTD Digital (HKD), ACNB (ACNB), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), First Foundation (FFWM), Open Lending (LPRO), Lesaka Technologies (LSAK), Carter Bankshares (CARE), and Midland States Bancorp (MSBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. The9 vs. loanDepot AMTD Digital ACNB Unity Bancorp First Business Financial Services First Foundation Open Lending Lesaka Technologies Carter Bankshares Midland States Bancorp loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) and The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Is LDI or NCTY more profitable? The9 has a net margin of 0.00% compared to loanDepot's net margin of -8.95%. The9's return on equity of 0.00% beat loanDepot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets loanDepot-8.95% -14.66% -1.49% The9 N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor LDI or NCTY? The9 received 78 more outperform votes than loanDepot when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.79% of users gave The9 an outperform vote while only 35.37% of users gave loanDepot an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformloanDepotOutperform Votes2935.37% Underperform Votes5364.63% The9Outperform Votes10758.79% Underperform Votes7541.21% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LDI or NCTY? The9 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than loanDepot. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioloanDepot$781.10M0.50-$110.14M-$0.53-2.25The9$176.49M0.71$2.82MN/AN/A Does the media prefer LDI or NCTY? In the previous week, The9 had 1 more articles in the media than loanDepot. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The9 and 3 mentions for loanDepot. The9's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat loanDepot's score of -0.08 indicating that The9 is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment loanDepot 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral The9 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LDI or NCTY? 39.4% of loanDepot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of The9 shares are held by institutional investors. 83.0% of loanDepot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of The9 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, LDI or NCTY? loanDepot has a beta of 3.36, meaning that its share price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The9 has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate LDI or NCTY? loanDepot presently has a consensus target price of $2.03, indicating a potential upside of 69.46%. Given loanDepot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe loanDepot is more favorable than The9.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score loanDepot 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67The9 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryThe9 beats loanDepot on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get The9 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCTY 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. 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 NCTY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe9Nondepository credit institutions IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$125.46M$7.19B$23.05B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A4.23%2.82%4.00%P/E RatioN/A16.1741.9918.67Price / Sales0.719.622,055.2191.01Price / CashN/A42.1534.6134.64Price / Book2.572.226.084.23Net Income$2.82M$531.39M$735.23M$247.15M7 Day Performance13.59%-5.30%-2.03%-2.17%1 Month Performance23.76%-10.39%49,625.99%-5.68%1 Year Performance105.60%7.32%52,700.90%-0.74% The9 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCTYThe90.9487 of 5 stars$13.96-4.4%N/A+105.6%$125.46M$176.49M0.0070News CoverageLDIloanDepot2.6694 of 5 stars$1.39-2.5%$2.03+46.2%-53.9%$452.90M$781.10M-2.6613,500Short Interest ↑HKDAMTD Digital0.4323 of 5 stars$2.34-0.3%N/A-36.6%$448.56M$23.45M0.0050ACNBACNB3.5825 of 5 stars$42.07+0.1%$48.75+15.9%+9.2%$443.54M$108.34M11.28400UNTYUnity Bancorp4.6168 of 5 stars$43.06+2.2%$54.50+26.6%+49.6%$433.10M$105.94M10.61230Positive NewsFBIZFirst Business Financial Services4.7561 of 5 stars$49.06+3.3%$58.75+19.8%+27.0%$407.25M$153.46M9.40340Positive NewsFFWMFirst Foundation3.2159 of 5 stars$4.92+1.8%$6.75+37.3%-34.3%$404.82M$53.19M-3.67710News CoverageLPROOpen Lending2.7999 of 5 stars$3.30+1.2%$6.39+93.5%-55.3%$393.86M$95.89M110.00180Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeLSAKLesaka Technologies1.1754 of 5 stars$4.95+4.2%N/A+35.2%$391.67M$576.60M-8.112,660News CoverageCARECarter Bankshares3.7697 of 5 stars$16.89+2.5%$21.50+27.3%+29.1%$390.68M$132.40M15.93730News CoverageMSBIMidland States Bancorp4.7011 of 5 stars$18.10+1.6%$23.50+29.8%-31.2%$387.36M$299.70M-17.24970Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies loanDepot Competitors AMTD Digital Competitors ACNB Competitors Unity Bancorp Competitors First Business Financial Services Competitors First Foundation Competitors Open Lending Competitors Lesaka Technologies Competitors Carter Bankshares Competitors Midland States Bancorp 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:NCTY) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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