Veritex (VBTX) Competitors $21.40 -0.93 (-4.16%) As of 02:01 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VBTX vs. PFSI, VLY, OZK, FLG, BMA, HWC, SFBS, UPST, IFS, and ASBShould you be buying Veritex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veritex include PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Bank OZK (OZK), Flagstar Financial (FLG), Banco Macro (BMA), Hancock Whitney (HWC), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Upstart (UPST), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Veritex vs. PennyMac Financial Services Valley National Bancorp Bank OZK Flagstar Financial Banco Macro Hancock Whitney ServisFirst Bancshares Upstart Intercorp Financial Services Associated Banc Veritex (NASDAQ:VBTX) and PennyMac Financial Services (NYSE:PFSI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VBTX or PFSI? PennyMac Financial Services received 158 more outperform votes than Veritex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.09% of users gave PennyMac Financial Services an outperform vote while only 51.39% of users gave Veritex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVeritexOutperform Votes24051.39% Underperform Votes22748.61% PennyMac Financial ServicesOutperform Votes39864.09% Underperform Votes22335.91% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VBTX or PFSI? 88.3% of Veritex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.9% of PennyMac Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Veritex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of PennyMac Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, VBTX or PFSI? Veritex has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennyMac Financial Services has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VBTX or PFSI more profitable? PennyMac Financial Services has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Veritex's net margin of 13.44%. PennyMac Financial Services' return on equity of 16.61% beat Veritex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Veritex13.44% 7.59% 0.93% PennyMac Financial Services 19.54%16.61%2.72% Does the media prefer VBTX or PFSI? In the previous week, Veritex had 8 more articles in the media than PennyMac Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Veritex and 7 mentions for PennyMac Financial Services. PennyMac Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Veritex's score of 0.59 indicating that PennyMac Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veritex 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PennyMac Financial Services 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VBTX or PFSI a better dividend stock? Veritex pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. PennyMac Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Veritex pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PennyMac Financial Services pays out 20.5% 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. Do analysts prefer VBTX or PFSI? Veritex currently has a consensus target price of $30.90, suggesting a potential upside of 44.39%. PennyMac Financial Services has a consensus target price of $122.17, suggesting a potential upside of 18.32%. Given Veritex's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Veritex is more favorable than PennyMac Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veritex 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67PennyMac Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VBTX or PFSI? PennyMac Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Veritex. Veritex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PennyMac Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeritex$425.65M2.74$107.24M$1.9510.97PennyMac Financial Services$2.41B2.20$311.42M$5.8417.68 SummaryPennyMac Financial Services beats Veritex on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Veritex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VBTX 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 VBTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeritexState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16B$2.75B$10.54B$7.16BDividend Yield3.20%3.78%5.42%4.06%P/E Ratio10.9221.0721.4617.50Price / Sales2.742.8124.9685.03Price / Cash11.0310.6317.6234.64Price / Book0.731.072.593.82Net Income$107.24M$372.21M$1.03B$247.19M7 Day Performance-12.58%-7.61%-4.82%-7.19%1 Month Performance-14.74%-10.04%494.67%-9.97%1 Year Performance7.97%8.45%530.90%-7.26% Veritex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VBTXVeritex4.6655 of 5 stars$21.40-4.2%$30.90+44.4%+13.7%$1.16B$425.65M10.92770Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownPFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.7971 of 5 stars$100.12-0.2%$122.17+22.0%+16.4%$5.15B$2.41B17.144,140Insider TradePositive NewsVLYValley National Bancorp4.396 of 5 stars$8.89+1.3%$10.78+21.2%+6.0%$4.98B$1.84B12.883,830Analyst DowngradePositive NewsGap DownOZKBank OZK4.6507 of 5 stars$43.45-0.6%$50.38+15.9%-12.1%$4.93B$1.66B7.082,650Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionGap DownFLGFlagstar Financial2.4171 of 5 stars$11.63+0.3%$12.90+10.9%N/A$4.82B$2.58B-3.158,766Analyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBMABanco Macro2.5812 of 5 stars$75.34-3.9%$50.83-32.5%+48.7%$4.81B$3.23T6.608,000Gap DownHWCHancock Whitney4.581 of 5 stars$52.45+1.1%$62.56+19.3%+8.1%$4.52B$1.44B9.933,630Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSFBSServisFirst Bancshares3.5262 of 5 stars$82.59+0.8%$93.50+13.2%+17.5%$4.51B$477.66M19.85570Ex-DividendPositive NewsGap DownUPSTUpstart3.9524 of 5 stars$46.03-2.7%$73.38+59.4%+47.2%$4.31B$628.83M-31.531,880Gap DownIFSIntercorp Financial Services3.8626 of 5 stars$33.16-1.0%$30.00-9.5%+34.8%$3.79B$6.54B10.987,380Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownASBAssociated Banc4.9022 of 5 stars$22.55+0.7%$27.11+20.2%-4.0%$3.73B$1.03B28.544,000Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PennyMac Financial Services Competitors Valley National Bancorp Competitors Bank OZK Competitors Flagstar Financial Competitors Banco Macro Competitors Hancock Whitney Competitors ServisFirst Bancshares Competitors Upstart Competitors Intercorp Financial Services Competitors Associated Banc 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:VBTX) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredYour Retirement Is Caught in the CrossfireWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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