Velocity Financial (VEL) Competitors $19.16 +0.37 (+1.98%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.20 +0.04 (+0.22%) As of 04:54 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 VEL vs. FBK, LU, DAVE, FINV, PGY, NTB, PPBI, HUT, CUBI, and PWPShould you be buying Velocity Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Velocity Financial include FB Financial (FBK), Lufax (LU), Dave (DAVE), PPDAI Group (FINV), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Hut 8 (HUT), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), and Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Velocity Financial vs. Its Competitors FB Financial Lufax Dave PPDAI Group Pagaya Technologies Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Pacific Premier Bancorp Hut 8 Customers Bancorp Perella Weinberg Partners Velocity Financial (NYSE:VEL) and FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend VEL or FBK? Velocity Financial currently has a consensus target price of $21.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. FB Financial has a consensus target price of $58.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. Given Velocity Financial's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Velocity Financial is more favorable than FB Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Velocity Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33FB Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in VEL or FBK? 97.5% of Velocity Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of FB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Velocity Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of FB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to VEL or FBK? In the previous week, FB Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Velocity Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FB Financial and 0 mentions for Velocity Financial. FB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Velocity Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that FB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Velocity Financial Neutral FB Financial Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, VEL or FBK? Velocity Financial has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FB Financial has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VEL or FBK? FB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Velocity Financial. Velocity Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVelocity Financial$135.80M5.42$68.42M$2.218.67FB Financial$764.61M3.76$116.04M$1.9327.66 Is VEL or FBK more profitable? Velocity Financial has a net margin of 51.11% compared to FB Financial's net margin of 11.46%. Velocity Financial's return on equity of 15.89% beat FB Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Velocity Financial51.11% 15.89% 1.49% FB Financial 11.46%10.15%1.22% SummaryVelocity Financial beats FB Financial on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Velocity Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VEL 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 VEL 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 VEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVelocity FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$722.26M$6.01B$12.41B$20.94BDividend YieldN/A3.73%5.52%3.58%P/E Ratio8.678.8519.3929.13Price / Sales5.422.5126.0155.13Price / Cash7.1421.9221.7523.54Price / Book1.232.762.355.45Net Income$68.42M$1.82B$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance0.80%2.91%1.72%2.62%1 Month Performance7.41%18.57%1.52%2.51%1 Year Performance5.63%120.93%542.52%12.94% Velocity Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VELVelocity Financial3.0705 of 5 stars$19.16+2.0%$21.33+11.3%+4.5%$722.26M$135.80M8.67220High Trading VolumeFBKFB Financial4.0884 of 5 stars$47.32+0.3%$58.25+23.1%+11.5%$2.54B$764.61M24.521,490Positive NewsLULufax0.8818 of 5 stars$2.79-1.6%$2.98+6.8%+5.7%$2.45B$4.82B-3.6236,215Positive NewsDAVEDave3.9351 of 5 stars$186.72+2.0%$262.17+40.4%+385.2%$2.44B$347.10M49.40250Trending NewsBuyback AnnouncementFINVPPDAI Group2.116 of 5 stars$8.98-2.8%$11.55+28.7%+65.7%$2.34B$1.79B6.553,623Earnings ReportPGYPagaya Technologies3.2254 of 5 stars$28.11-2.0%$32.20+14.5%+134.2%$2.17B$1.03B-7.34800Positive NewsNTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son4.2937 of 5 stars$44.88-0.3%$51.33+14.4%+20.8%$2.14B$815.73M9.011,306Short Interest ↓PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.6936 of 5 stars$21.87+0.7%$27.50+25.7%-7.8%$2.11B$905.41M15.401,325Positive NewsHUTHut 82.0921 of 5 stars$20.57+5.8%$26.71+29.8%+75.3%$2.05B$162.38M0.00219Analyst ForecastCUBICustomers Bancorp2.4989 of 5 stars$62.75+0.2%$69.25+10.4%+34.5%$1.98B$1.39B15.53640News CoveragePositive NewsPWPPerella Weinberg Partners1.1328 of 5 stars$21.79-1.8%$23.67+8.6%+9.7%$1.94B$878.04M26.57600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FBK Alternatives LU Alternatives DAVE Alternatives FINV Alternatives PGY Alternatives NTB Alternatives PPBI Alternatives HUT Alternatives CUBI Alternatives PWP Alternatives 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:VEL) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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