loanDepot (LDI) Competitors $1.10 +0.01 (+0.92%) As of 04/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LDI vs. MBIN, CUBI, CLBK, SII, PWP, SUPV, CCB, VBTX, QCRH, and LXShould you be buying loanDepot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of loanDepot include Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Sprott (SII), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Coastal Financial (CCB), Veritex (VBTX), QCR (QCRH), and LexinFintech (LX). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. loanDepot vs. Merchants Bancorp Customers Bancorp Columbia Financial Sprott Perella Weinberg Partners Grupo Supervielle Coastal Financial Veritex QCR LexinFintech Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:MBIN) and loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Which has higher earnings and valuation, MBIN or LDI? Merchants Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than loanDepot. loanDepot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merchants Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMerchants Bancorp$666.97M2.26$320.39M$6.315.22loanDepot$781.10M0.46-$110.14M-$0.53-2.08 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBIN or LDI? Merchants Bancorp received 181 more outperform votes than loanDepot when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.02% of users gave Merchants Bancorp an outperform vote while only 34.94% of users gave loanDepot an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerchants BancorpOutperform Votes21065.02% Underperform Votes11334.98% loanDepotOutperform Votes2934.94% Underperform Votes5465.06% Does the media refer more to MBIN or LDI? In the previous week, Merchants Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than loanDepot. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Merchants Bancorp and 4 mentions for loanDepot. Merchants Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat loanDepot's score of 0.81 indicating that Merchants Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merchants Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive loanDepot 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MBIN or LDI a better dividend stock? Merchants Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. loanDepot pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 436.4%. Merchants Bancorp pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. loanDepot pays out -905.7% 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. loanDepot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, MBIN or LDI? Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, loanDepot has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its share price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MBIN or LDI? 24.6% of Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of loanDepot shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.8% of Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 83.0% of loanDepot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MBIN or LDI more profitable? Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 22.08% compared to loanDepot's net margin of -8.95%. Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 22.86% beat loanDepot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merchants Bancorp22.08% 22.86% 1.76% loanDepot -8.95%-14.66%-1.49% Do analysts rate MBIN or LDI? Merchants Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $48.83, indicating a potential upside of 48.34%. loanDepot has a consensus price target of $1.98, indicating a potential upside of 79.55%. Given loanDepot's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe loanDepot is more favorable than Merchants Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merchants Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67loanDepot 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 SummaryMerchants Bancorp beats loanDepot on 13 of the 20 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 {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 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 ExcelMetricloanDepotNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$361.11M$7.25B$11.15B$18.93BDividend YieldN/A4.72%5.93%4.16%P/E Ratio-2.1216.7622.1032.40Price / Sales0.4610.1925.8528.60Price / CashN/A42.1517.6017.53Price / Book0.512.212.634.44Net Income-$110.14M$524.31M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.45%11.02%2.57%3.36%1 Month Performance-20.58%-8.96%-2.20%-5.77%1 Year Performance-53.59%6.83%536.10%3.58% loanDepot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LDIloanDepot3.3328 of 5 stars$1.10+0.9%$1.98+79.5%-53.6%$357.83M$781.10M-2.1213,500MBINMerchants Bancorp4.3866 of 5 stars$31.06-4.5%$48.83+57.2%-19.6%$1.42B$666.97M4.92480News CoveragePositive NewsCUBICustomers Bancorp3.1887 of 5 stars$44.01-3.3%$64.00+45.4%+0.6%$1.38B$687.50M8.66640Earnings ReportNews CoverageCLBKColumbia Financial1.1871 of 5 stars$13.07-1.6%$17.00+30.1%-17.8%$1.37B$179.88M-108.92750Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSIISprott1.3396 of 5 stars$52.91+0.3%N/A+34.8%$1.37B$168.35M29.07170Positive NewsPWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.8063 of 5 stars$15.53-1.7%$25.33+63.1%+7.6%$1.35B$878.04M-9.83600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSUPVGrupo Supervielle1.8321 of 5 stars$15.09-1.8%$13.67-9.4%+174.3%$1.34B$934.81B20.964,810Positive NewsCCBCoastal Financial3.744 of 5 stars$83.89+0.8%$98.75+17.7%+113.1%$1.26B$452.86M25.81380Positive NewsVBTXVeritex4.8398 of 5 stars$21.53-1.2%$30.90+43.5%+11.3%$1.17B$425.65M11.04770Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsQCRHQCR4.0274 of 5 stars$65.83-1.6%$82.00+24.6%+11.2%$1.11B$337.71M9.81920Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastLXLexinFintech3.2142 of 5 stars$6.73-3.7%$13.60+102.1%+391.2%$1.10B$14.20B10.683,900Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merchants Bancorp Competitors Customers Bancorp Competitors Columbia Financial Competitors Sprott Competitors Perella Weinberg Partners Competitors Grupo Supervielle Competitors Coastal Financial Competitors Veritex Competitors QCR Competitors LexinFintech 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 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAIEven though xAI is a private company, tech legend and angel investor Jeff Brown found a way for everyday folks...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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