MoneyLion (ML) Competitors

MoneyLion (NYSE:ML) and Park National (NYSE:PRK) are both business services 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ML or PRK?

MoneyLion has a beta of 2.67, meaning that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park National has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ML or PRK?

In the previous week, Park National had 11 more articles in the media than MoneyLion. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Park National and 19 mentions for MoneyLion. MoneyLion's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Park National's score of 0.03 indicating that MoneyLion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MoneyLion	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Park National	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, ML or PRK?

Park National has higher revenue and earnings than MoneyLion. Park National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MoneyLion, 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
MoneyLion	$423.43M	2.05	-$45.24M	$0.22	358.95
Park National	$496.69M	6.26	$126.73M	$8.45	22.79

Is ML or PRK more profitable?

Park National has a net margin of 22.09% compared to MoneyLion's net margin of 0.64%. Park National's return on equity of 12.05% beat MoneyLion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MoneyLion	0.64%	1.18%	0.61%
Park National	22.09%	12.05%	1.44%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ML or PRK?

31.4% of MoneyLion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Park National shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of MoneyLion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Park National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ML or PRK?

MoneyLion currently has a consensus target price of $90.71, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. Park National has a consensus target price of $130.00, suggesting a potential downside of 32.49%. Given MoneyLion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MoneyLion is more favorable than Park National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MoneyLion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Park National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ML or PRK?

MoneyLion received 21 more outperform votes than Park National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.78% of users gave MoneyLion an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Park National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MoneyLion	Outperform Votes 21 77.78%	Underperform Votes 6 22.22%
Park National	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 15 100.00%

Summary

MoneyLion beats Park National on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.