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$10.20 -0.06 (-0.58%)
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NCTY vs. LDI, GCBC, LSAK, BWB, USCB, BSVN, RRBI, SOR, CARE, and MSBI

Should you be buying The9 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The9 include loanDepot (LDI), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Lesaka Technologies (LSAK), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), USCB Financial (USCB), Bank7 (BSVN), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), Source Capital (SOR), Carter Bankshares (CARE), and Midland States Bancorp (MSBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

The9 vs.

The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) and loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.

In the previous week, loanDepot had 2 more articles in the media than The9. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for loanDepot and 0 mentions for The9. loanDepot's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat The9's score of 0.00 indicating that loanDepot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The9 Neutral
loanDepot Neutral

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
The9N/A N/A N/A
loanDepot -8.95%-14.66%-1.49%

The9 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than loanDepot.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The9$176.49M0.52$2.82MN/AN/A
loanDepot$781.10M0.46-$110.14M-$0.53-2.08

The9 has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, loanDepot has a beta of 3.38, meaning that its stock price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500.

loanDepot has a consensus price target of $1.98, suggesting a potential upside of 78.73%. Given loanDepot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe loanDepot is more favorable than The9.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The9
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
loanDepot
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

0.5% of The9 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of loanDepot shares are held by institutional investors. 30.8% of The9 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 83.0% of loanDepot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 34.94% of users gave loanDepot an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The9Outperform Votes
107
58.79%
Underperform Votes
75
41.21%
loanDepotOutperform Votes
29
34.94%
Underperform Votes
54
65.06%

Summary

loanDepot beats The9 on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NCTY vs. The Competition

MetricThe9Nondepository credit institutions IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$91.67M$6.82B$21.41B$7.35B
Dividend YieldN/A4.78%3.01%4.31%
P/E RatioN/A15.7739.3717.77
Price / Sales0.529.062,295.4497.65
Price / CashN/A42.1534.6334.64
Price / Book1.881.985.643.98
Net Income$2.82M$524.31M$735.90M$247.44M
7 Day PerformanceN/A2.04%1.19%1.82%
1 Month Performance-11.46%-13.08%-6.41%-6.98%
1 Year Performance70.00%1.64%52,780.76%1.49%

The9 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NCTY
The9
N/A$10.20
-0.6%
N/A+77.4%$91.67M$176.49M0.0070
LDI
loanDepot
3.1797 of 5 stars
$1.12
+1.8%
$2.03
+80.8%
-52.1%$367.68M$781.10M-2.1513,500Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
GCBC
Greene County Bancorp
2.9934 of 5 stars
$21.18
-1.9%
N/A-21.5%$360.63M$67.10M13.66210Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
LSAK
Lesaka Technologies
0.5058 of 5 stars
$4.50
+1.1%
N/A+8.1%$356.06M$576.60M-7.382,660Gap Up
BWB
Bridgewater Bancshares
4.7088 of 5 stars
$12.58
+1.2%
$17.50
+39.1%
+18.4%$347.16M$107.74M12.21250Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
USCB
USCB Financial
2.4292 of 5 stars
$16.79
+0.2%
$17.50
+4.2%
+62.3%$336.69M$82.68M13.65196Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
BSVN
Bank7
4.0906 of 5 stars
$35.52
+2.8%
$51.00
+43.6%
+27.1%$335.59M$97.45M7.34120Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
RRBI
Red River Bancshares
4.1137 of 5 stars
$48.89
+1.3%
$57.00
+16.6%
+10.1%$331.38M$108.84M9.86340Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
SOR
Source Capital
N/A$40.17
+0.1%
N/A-0.1%$329.39M$40.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑
Negative News
CARE
Carter Bankshares
3.762 of 5 stars
$14.08
+1.7%
$21.50
+52.7%
+34.6%$325.68M$132.40M13.28730Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
MSBI
Midland States Bancorp
4.6006 of 5 stars
$15.14
-0.4%
$23.50
+55.2%
-30.9%$324.01M$299.70M-14.42970Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:NCTY) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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