SLM (SLM) Competitors $27.79 +0.32 (+1.16%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SLM vs. CACC, NNI, ECPG, PRAA, WRLD, EZPW, GDOT, RM, AXP, and COFShould you be buying SLM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLM include Credit Acceptance (CACC), Nelnet (NNI), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), and Capital One Financial (COF). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. SLM vs. Credit Acceptance Nelnet Encore Capital Group PRA Group World Acceptance EZCORP Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) and Credit Acceptance (NASDAQ:CACC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SLM or CACC? SLM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Credit Acceptance. SLM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Credit Acceptance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSLM$1.90B3.10$581.39M$2.879.68Credit Acceptance$2.06B2.71$286.10M$14.8930.97 Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLM or CACC? SLM received 160 more outperform votes than Credit Acceptance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.38% of users gave SLM an outperform vote while only 51.07% of users gave Credit Acceptance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSLMOutperform Votes49469.38% Underperform Votes21830.62% Credit AcceptanceOutperform Votes33451.07% Underperform Votes32048.93% Which has more volatility and risk, SLM or CACC? SLM has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Credit Acceptance has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend SLM or CACC? SLM currently has a consensus target price of $27.27, suggesting a potential downside of 1.86%. Credit Acceptance has a consensus target price of $416.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.80%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than Credit Acceptance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Credit Acceptance 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Is SLM or CACC more profitable? SLM has a net margin of 22.18% compared to Credit Acceptance's net margin of 9.08%. SLM's return on equity of 35.92% beat Credit Acceptance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLM22.18% 35.92% 2.29% Credit Acceptance 9.08%29.18%5.91% Does the media refer more to SLM or CACC? In the previous week, SLM had 8 more articles in the media than Credit Acceptance. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SLM and 5 mentions for Credit Acceptance. Credit Acceptance's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat SLM's score of 0.79 indicating that Credit Acceptance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLM 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Credit Acceptance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SLM or CACC? 98.9% of SLM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Credit Acceptance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of SLM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Credit Acceptance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySLM beats Credit Acceptance on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001." I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. Get SLM News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLM 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 SLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLMPersonal credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.90B$6.50B$11.03B$9.08BDividend Yield1.94%4.71%9.79%4.22%P/E Ratio9.6829.5228.1717.18Price / Sales3.104.0147.42116.79Price / Cash8.9111.3430.4237.86Price / Book3.862.362.744.78Net Income$581.39M$345.75M$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance2.24%-3.04%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance11.79%0.88%-2.87%3.36%1 Year Performance47.27%27.32%11.33%16.59% SLM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLMSLM4.8203 of 5 stars$27.79+1.2%$27.27-1.9%+49.4%$5.90B$1.90B9.681,740Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCACCCredit Acceptance2.8097 of 5 stars$489.99+0.9%$416.00-15.1%-9.5%$5.93B$2.06B32.612,232Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsNNINelnet4.2145 of 5 stars$108.36+0.4%$98.00-9.6%+22.9%$3.93B$1.15B35.517,550News CoverageECPGEncore Capital Group3.9971 of 5 stars$49.25+0.0%$62.33+26.6%-5.6%$1.17B$1.33B-6.177,400Positive NewsPRAAPRA Group4.2464 of 5 stars$21.89+3.7%$32.00+46.2%-16.6%$863.12M$802.55M19.193,155Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.7369 of 5 stars$117.87+0.0%$10.00-91.5%-21.0%$677.75M$573.21M8.012,872News CoveragePositive NewsEZPWEZCORP4.1745 of 5 stars$12.17-0.2%$16.00+31.5%+32.1%$662.90M$1.16B10.998,000News CoveragePositive NewsGDOTGreen Dot1.7326 of 5 stars$11.28+2.5%$10.75-4.7%+7.6%$606.72M$1.63B-10.481,200Positive NewsRMRegional Management3.977 of 5 stars$34.68+1.7%$35.50+2.4%+31.9%$352.35M$551.40M14.322,081Positive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.4674 of 5 stars$303.93+0.6%$259.45-14.6%+65.3%$214.10B$64.42B22.2374,600Analyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.2877 of 5 stars$184.53flat$171.50-7.1%+39.8%$70.40B$49.48B17.3851,987 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Credit Acceptance Alternatives Nelnet Alternatives Encore Capital Group Alternatives PRA Group Alternatives World Acceptance Alternatives EZCORP Alternatives Green Dot Alternatives Regional Management Alternatives American Express Alternatives Capital One Financial Alternatives 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:SLM) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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