Lufax (LU) Competitors

Lufax (NYSE:LU) and UWM (NYSE:UWMC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer LU or UWMC?

In the previous week, UWM had 6 more articles in the media than Lufax. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for UWM and 2 mentions for Lufax. Lufax's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat UWM's score of 0.33 indicating that Lufax is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lufax	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
UWM	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LU or UWMC?

Lufax has higher revenue and earnings than UWM. Lufax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UWM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lufax	$20.29B	0.13	$125.31M	-$0.77	-3.92
UWM	$1.42B	6.54	-$13.23M	$0.08	72.38

Is LU or UWMC more profitable?

UWM has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lufax's net margin of -12.75%. Lufax's return on equity of -3.63% beat UWM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lufax	-12.75%	-3.63%	-1.45%
UWM	N/A	-5.79%	-1.04%

Is LU or UWMC a better dividend stock?

Lufax pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. UWM pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Lufax pays out -15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UWM pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate LU or UWMC?

Lufax presently has a consensus target price of $2.98, indicating a potential downside of 1.49%. UWM has a consensus target price of $7.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.22%. Given UWM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UWM is more favorable than Lufax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lufax	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
UWM	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has more risk and volatility, LU or UWMC?

Lufax has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UWM has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LU or UWMC?

UWM received 5 more outperform votes than Lufax when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 41.82% of users gave Lufax an outperform vote while only 29.17% of users gave UWM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lufax	Outperform Votes 23 41.82%	Underperform Votes 32 58.18%
UWM	Outperform Votes 28 29.17%	Underperform Votes 68 70.83%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LU or UWMC?

69.1% of Lufax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of UWM shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.1% of UWM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

UWM beats Lufax on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.