NewtekOne (NEWT) Competitors

QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) and NewtekOne (NASDAQ:NEWT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend QCRH or NEWT?

QCR currently has a consensus target price of $86.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.09%. NewtekOne has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.52%. Given NewtekOne's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NewtekOne is more favorable than QCR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QCR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NewtekOne	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is QCRH or NEWT more profitable?

QCR has a net margin of 19.06% compared to NewtekOne's net margin of 14.92%. NewtekOne's return on equity of 18.73% beat QCR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QCR	19.06%	12.68%	1.35%
NewtekOne	14.92%	18.73%	2.95%

Does the media favor QCRH or NEWT?

In the previous week, QCR had 3 more articles in the media than NewtekOne. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for QCR and 10 mentions for NewtekOne. QCR's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat NewtekOne's score of 0.35 indicating that QCR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QCR	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NewtekOne	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QCRH or NEWT?

NewtekOne received 23 more outperform votes than QCR when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.92% of users gave QCR an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave NewtekOne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QCR	Outperform Votes 296 65.92%	Underperform Votes 153 34.08%
NewtekOne	Outperform Votes 319 59.63%	Underperform Votes 216 40.37%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in QCRH or NEWT?

70.0% of QCR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of NewtekOne shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of QCR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of NewtekOne shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, QCRH or NEWT?

QCR has higher revenue and earnings than NewtekOne. NewtekOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QCR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QCR	$332.65M	3.31	$113.85M	$6.65	9.79
NewtekOne	$237.74M	1.20	$47.33M	$1.95	5.57

Is QCRH or NEWT a better dividend stock?

QCR pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. NewtekOne pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. QCR pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewtekOne pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk & volatility, QCRH or NEWT?

QCR has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NewtekOne has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

QCR beats NewtekOne on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.