Velocity Financial (VEL) Competitors $20.23 -0.19 (-0.93%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:34 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VEL vs. IBTX, IREN, ENVA, PPBI, FBK, BTDR, CIFR, AVAL, TFIN, and LUShould you be buying Velocity Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Velocity Financial include Independent Bank Group (IBTX), Iris Energy (IREN), Enova International (ENVA), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), FB Financial (FBK), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Cipher Mining (CIFR), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Triumph Financial (TFIN), and Lufax (LU). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Velocity Financial vs. Independent Bank Group Iris Energy Enova International Pacific Premier Bancorp FB Financial Bitdeer Technologies Group Cipher Mining Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Triumph Financial Lufax Velocity Financial (NYSE:VEL) and Independent Bank Group (NASDAQ:IBTX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to VEL or IBTX? In the previous week, Independent Bank Group had 5 more articles in the media than Velocity Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Independent Bank Group and 1 mentions for Velocity Financial. Independent Bank Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Velocity Financial's score of 0.27 indicating that Independent Bank Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Velocity Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Independent Bank Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in VEL or IBTX? 97.5% of Velocity Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of Independent Bank Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Velocity Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Independent Bank Group shares are owned 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. Which has more volatility & risk, VEL or IBTX? Velocity Financial has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independent Bank Group has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VEL or IBTX? Velocity Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Independent Bank Group. Independent Bank Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Velocity Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVelocity Financial$195.70M3.42$52.27M$1.8510.94Independent Bank Group$471.74M5.29$43.20M-$10.46-5.76 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VEL or IBTX? Independent Bank Group received 190 more outperform votes than Velocity Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.71% of users gave Velocity Financial an outperform vote while only 51.41% of users gave Independent Bank Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVelocity FinancialOutperform Votes10168.71% Underperform Votes4631.29% Independent Bank GroupOutperform Votes29151.41% Underperform Votes27548.59% Do analysts recommend VEL or IBTX? Velocity Financial currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.28%. Independent Bank Group has a consensus price target of $60.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. Given Velocity Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Velocity Financial is more favorable than Independent Bank Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Velocity Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Independent Bank Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is VEL or IBTX more profitable? Velocity Financial has a net margin of 51.06% compared to Independent Bank Group's net margin of -43.45%. Velocity Financial's return on equity of 14.50% beat Independent Bank Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Velocity Financial51.06% 14.50% 1.41% Independent Bank Group -43.45%4.49%0.52% SummaryVelocity Financial beats Independent Bank Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 VEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVelocity FinancialNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$669.92M$7.99B$11.22B$19.18BDividend YieldN/A5.13%9.82%3.61%P/E Ratio10.9418.7726.7141.30Price / Sales3.4211.2936.4317.58Price / Cash9.0557.6318.5921.28Price / Book1.522.392.755.32Net Income$52.27M$468.09M$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-1.37%-7.12%-2.88%-3.54%1 Month Performance-0.30%-4.44%-2.89%-3.68%1 Year Performance23.66%26.76%11.55%12.14% Velocity Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VELVelocity Financial1.226 of 5 stars$20.23-0.9%$21.50+6.3%+28.0%$669.92M$195.70M10.94220News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeIBTXIndependent Bank Group1.1679 of 5 stars$65.28-0.7%$60.33-7.6%+22.1%$2.70B$471.74M-6.281,517Positive NewsIRENIris Energy4.1628 of 5 stars$14.07+7.3%$17.56+24.8%+113.6%$2.64B$208.75M0.00100Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownENVAEnova International1.6994 of 5 stars$100.86-0.1%$91.14-9.6%+78.5%$2.64B$2.51B16.071,675PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp1.374 of 5 stars$27.290.0%$26.50-2.9%-12.1%$2.63B$336.52M-182.001,345Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFBKFB Financial3.8255 of 5 stars$55.83+1.3%$50.20-10.1%+30.4%$2.61B$441.62M24.281,591BTDRBitdeer Technologies Group1.729 of 5 stars$22.81+9.0%$17.20-24.6%+150.5%$2.55B$395.61M-44.88211Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCIFRCipher Mining3.3023 of 5 stars$7.25+18.3%$8.03+10.7%+49.6%$2.52B$152.47M-51.0010Short Interest ↓Gap DownAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores4.3912 of 5 stars$2.09-2.3%N/A-10.9%$2.48B$15.89T12.5974,036News CoverageTFINTriumph Financial1.2303 of 5 stars$99.62+1.0%$71.60-28.1%+19.5%$2.33B$472.59M126.461,468Analyst RevisionLULufax3.5201 of 5 stars$2.61-4.0%$3.58+37.3%-12.8%$2.26B$20.29B-3.5336,215Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IBTX Alternatives IREN Alternatives ENVA Alternatives PPBI Alternatives FBK Alternatives BTDR Alternatives CIFR Alternatives AVAL Alternatives TFIN Alternatives LU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:VEL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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