LendingTree (TREE) Competitors $46.40 +1.88 (+4.22%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.04 +0.64 (+1.38%) As of 07:47 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TREE vs. WAFD, BANC, PFS, AGM, NWBI, BHLB, DCOM, OCFC, BRKL, and CFFNShould you be buying LendingTree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LendingTree include WaFd (WAFD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), and Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. LendingTree vs. WaFd Banc of California Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares Berkshire Hills Bancorp Dime Community Bancshares OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) and WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Do analysts prefer TREE or WAFD? LendingTree currently has a consensus target price of $65.75, suggesting a potential upside of 41.70%. WaFd has a consensus target price of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.36%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than WaFd.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LendingTree 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00WaFd 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TREE or WAFD? WaFd has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LendingTree. LendingTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WaFd, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLendingTree$900.22M0.69-$122.40M-$3.13-14.82WaFd$734.08M3.16$200.04M$2.6510.72 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TREE or WAFD? LendingTree received 417 more outperform votes than WaFd when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.88% of users gave LendingTree an outperform vote while only 47.68% of users gave WaFd an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLendingTreeOutperform Votes63368.88% Underperform Votes28631.12% WaFdOutperform Votes21647.68% Underperform Votes23752.32% Which has more risk & volatility, TREE or WAFD? LendingTree has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WaFd has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in TREE or WAFD? 68.3% of LendingTree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of WaFd shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of LendingTree shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of WaFd shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to TREE or WAFD? In the previous week, LendingTree had 1 more articles in the media than WaFd. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for LendingTree and 16 mentions for WaFd. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat LendingTree's score of 0.15 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LendingTree 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral WaFd 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TREE or WAFD more profitable? WaFd has a net margin of 12.66% compared to LendingTree's net margin of -4.72%. WaFd's return on equity of 8.78% beat LendingTree's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LendingTree-4.72% 0.51% 0.08% WaFd 12.66%8.78%0.82% SummaryLendingTree beats WaFd on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LendingTree News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TREE 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 TREE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLendingTreeLoan brokers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$621.48M$736.80M$11.04B$7.51BDividend YieldN/A3.01%5.93%4.34%P/E Ratio-17.196.5821.9618.05Price / Sales0.6910.2925.71104.31Price / Cash9.017.7317.6034.62Price / Book4.864.872.614.14Net Income-$122.40M-$83.12M$1.03B$247.59M7 Day Performance2.65%-1.03%2.41%6.27%1 Month Performance-10.22%248.96%-2.05%-3.48%1 Year Performance24.10%1,011.04%534.98%2.86% LendingTree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TREELendingTree4.4917 of 5 stars$46.40+4.2%$65.75+41.7%+25.3%$621.48M$900.22M-17.191,250Upcoming EarningsGap UpWAFDWaFd3.8495 of 5 stars$26.74+9.0%$31.50+17.8%+1.2%$2.18B$725.16M12.322,130Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap UpBANCBanc of California4.7475 of 5 stars$12.65+2.9%$17.73+40.1%-5.9%$2.01B$985.89M22.59680Earnings ReportNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePFSProvident Financial Services4.2201 of 5 stars$14.98+2.0%$24.00+60.2%+5.1%$1.95B$694.73M14.271,150Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.7774 of 5 stars$171.11+2.4%$230.00+34.4%-5.2%$1.86B$375.18M10.40160Positive NewsGap UpNWBINorthwest Bancshares4.052 of 5 stars$11.04+1.3%$12.50+13.2%+4.4%$1.41B$520.47M13.972,160Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp4.7587 of 5 stars$23.15+1.1%$31.13+34.4%+9.9%$1.07B$383.76M16.081,310Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.8699 of 5 stars$24.49+1.7%$38.50+57.2%+35.4%$1.07B$314.10M41.51820Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.5363 of 5 stars$15.29+3.6%$21.00+37.3%+8.3%$895.34M$379.81M9.27960Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.5564 of 5 stars$9.67+1.0%$15.25+57.7%+7.5%$869.91M$355.56M12.56850Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCFFNCapitol Federal Financial3.3777 of 5 stars$5.14+2.2%$6.50+26.5%+3.6%$682.52M$180.76M13.18730Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WAFD Alternatives BANC Alternatives PFS Alternatives AGM Alternatives NWBI Alternatives BHLB Alternatives DCOM Alternatives OCFC Alternatives BRKL Alternatives CFFN Alternatives 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:TREE) was last updated on 4/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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