loanDepot (LDI) Competitors $1.68 +0.23 (+15.41%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.70 +0.01 (+0.83%) As of 07:56 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LDI vs. CASH, NIC, WULF, SII, PGY, VBTX, PWP, MBIN, CLBK, and CCBShould you be buying loanDepot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of loanDepot include Pathward Financial (CASH), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), TeraWulf (WULF), Sprott (SII), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Veritex (VBTX), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Columbia Financial (CLBK), and Coastal Financial (CCB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. loanDepot vs. Its Competitors Pathward Financial Nicolet Bankshares TeraWulf Sprott Pagaya Technologies Veritex Perella Weinberg Partners Merchants Bancorp Columbia Financial Coastal Financial Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) and loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is CASH or LDI more profitable? Pathward Financial has a net margin of 22.69% compared to loanDepot's net margin of -7.74%. Pathward Financial's return on equity of 22.50% beat loanDepot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pathward Financial22.69% 22.50% 2.43% loanDepot -7.74%-18.41%-1.57% Which has more risk and volatility, CASH or LDI? Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, loanDepot has a beta of 3.33, indicating that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CASH or LDI? 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of loanDepot shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 78.1% of loanDepot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend CASH or LDI? Pathward Financial currently has a consensus target price of $91.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.60%. loanDepot has a consensus target price of $2.05, indicating a potential upside of 21.66%. Given loanDepot's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe loanDepot is more favorable than Pathward Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pathward Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50loanDepot 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Which has better valuation & earnings, CASH or LDI? Pathward Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than loanDepot. loanDepot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pathward Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPathward Financial$775.94M2.51$168.36M$7.4111.00loanDepot$1.06B0.52-$98.33M-$0.45-3.74 Does the media favor CASH or LDI? In the previous week, Pathward Financial had 8 more articles in the media than loanDepot. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Pathward Financial and 1 mentions for loanDepot. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat loanDepot's score of 0.00 indicating that Pathward Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pathward Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive loanDepot 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryPathward Financial beats loanDepot on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get loanDepot News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LDI 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 LDI 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 NYSE 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 LDI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricloanDepotFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$481.67M$4.89B$11.96B$20.64BDividend YieldN/A4.46%5.59%3.68%P/E Ratio-3.746.9518.1125.54Price / Sales0.522.0326.0955.20Price / CashN/A18.7621.3421.88Price / Book1.111.912.304.60Net Income-$98.33M$1.82B$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance11.22%-0.29%-0.12%-0.80%1 Month Performance18.25%5.45%3.56%3.55%1 Year Performance-15.75%218.39%540.86%7.35% loanDepot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LDIloanDepot0.5927 of 5 stars$1.69+15.4%$2.05+21.7%-24.3%$481.67M$1.06B-3.744,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCASHPathward Financial3.8601 of 5 stars$83.62+1.0%$91.00+8.8%+32.9%$1.99B$775.94M11.281,244Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNICNicolet Bankshares1.8914 of 5 stars$130.54+1.6%$119.25-8.6%+41.7%$1.97B$356.32M15.75860News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeWULFTeraWulf3.4214 of 5 stars$5.11+4.5%$8.06+57.8%-18.8%$1.97B$132.02M-15.486Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSIISprott0.9973 of 5 stars$72.18+1.8%N/A+59.4%$1.86B$178.65M37.59170Positive NewsPGYPagaya Technologies1.934 of 5 stars$23.69+3.0%$22.45-5.2%+68.3%$1.79B$1.05B-4.67800VBTXVeritex4.6707 of 5 stars$32.82+19.5%$30.25-7.8%+38.0%$1.78B$797.62M16.09770Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePWPPerella Weinberg Partners0.9859 of 5 stars$19.74-1.3%$23.33+18.2%+6.4%$1.74B$987.74M-45.91600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMBINMerchants Bancorp3.9512 of 5 stars$35.43+1.5%$47.50+34.1%-25.0%$1.63B$1.45B6.51480News CoveragePositive NewsCLBKColumbia Financial0.4072 of 5 stars$15.03+1.5%$16.00+6.5%-8.9%$1.58B$489.17M-751.50750Positive NewsCCBCoastal Financial3.4329 of 5 stars$102.40+0.8%$106.25+3.8%+93.2%$1.54B$703.32M30.30380Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pathward Financial Competitors Nicolet Bankshares Competitors TeraWulf Competitors Sprott Competitors Pagaya Technologies Competitors Veritex Competitors Perella Weinberg Partners Competitors Merchants Bancorp Competitors Columbia Financial Competitors Coastal Financial 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 (NYSE:LDI) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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