Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors $37.19 -0.42 (-1.12%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ATLC vs. WRLD, RM, TFIN, ITCLY, MBIN, NTB, LOB, PWP, CIFR, and CLBKShould you be buying Atlanticus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Atlanticus include World Acceptance (WRLD), Regional Management (RM), Triumph Financial (TFIN), Banco Itau Chile Spon (ITCLY), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Cipher Mining (CIFR), and Columbia Financial (CLBK). Atlanticus vs. World Acceptance Regional Management Triumph Financial Banco Itau Chile Spon Merchants Bancorp Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Live Oak Bancshares Perella Weinberg Partners Cipher Mining Columbia Financial Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) and World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Is ATLC or WRLD more profitable? World Acceptance has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.42%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 25.32% beat World Acceptance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlanticus8.42% 25.32% 3.73% World Acceptance 15.02%20.05%7.84% Do analysts recommend ATLC or WRLD? Atlanticus currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.13%. Given Atlanticus' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Atlanticus is more favorable than World Acceptance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67World Acceptance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ATLC or WRLD? Atlanticus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than World Acceptance. World Acceptance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlanticus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlanticus$262.48M2.11$102.85M$4.218.90World Acceptance$514.28M1.33$77.35M$14.717.93 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATLC or WRLD? World Acceptance received 153 more outperform votes than Atlanticus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.18% of users gave Atlanticus an outperform vote while only 55.29% of users gave World Acceptance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAtlanticusOutperform Votes12964.18% Underperform Votes7235.82% World AcceptanceOutperform Votes28255.29% Underperform Votes22844.71% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ATLC or WRLD? 14.1% of Atlanticus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Atlanticus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of World Acceptance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ATLC or WRLD? Atlanticus has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, World Acceptance has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ATLC or WRLD? In the previous week, World Acceptance had 8 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for World Acceptance and 2 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat World Acceptance's score of 1.23 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atlanticus 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive World Acceptance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAtlanticus beats World Acceptance on 10 of the 17 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 ATLC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAtlanticusCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$552.79M$5.12B$4.43B$8.40BDividend YieldN/A9.29%4.57%4.20%P/E Ratio8.90274.01421.0217.73Price / Sales2.11116.052,778.5878.19Price / Cash4.4711.9947.6933.56Price / Book1.392.701.484.59Net Income$102.85M$351.07M$517.98M$225.45M7 Day Performance1.71%154.48%6.16%-0.22%1 Month Performance6.87%-1.35%-0.40%1.93%1 Year Performance28.13%39.11%19.40%33.41% Atlanticus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATLCAtlanticus3.1089 of 5 stars$37.19-1.1%$41.00+10.2%+29.8%$548.37M$262.48M8.83386Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.9206 of 5 stars$116.04+0.6%N/A+22.1%$678.83M$573.21M7.892,872Positive NewsRMRegional Management4.0917 of 5 stars$28.81+0.5%$31.50+9.3%+17.8%$292.71M$551.40M11.392,081Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageTFINTriumph Financial1.4333 of 5 stars$89.69+1.5%$71.60-20.2%+47.8%$2.10B$472.59M114.991,468ITCLYBanco Itau Chile SponN/A$3.10+1.1%N/AN/A$2.01B$3.99B4.707,820Gap DownMBINMerchants Bancorp2.9972 of 5 stars$43.51+1.3%$56.00+28.7%+21.2%$1.99B$1.19B6.64480Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son1.8956 of 5 stars$37.54+2.1%$39.60+5.5%+48.2%$1.89B$576.38M8.361,334Dividend AnnouncementLOBLive Oak Bancshares3.7654 of 5 stars$40.33+1.7%$48.25+19.6%+37.9%$1.81B$469.13M18.42987Analyst ForecastPWPPerella Weinberg Partners0.6646 of 5 stars$20.73+1.5%$18.83-9.1%+109.0%$1.78B$648.65M-7.20600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCIFRCipher Mining3.9739 of 5 stars$5.71+4.6%$7.21+26.3%+51.3%$1.77B$158.67M95.1810Insider SellingShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownCLBKColumbia Financial0.8822 of 5 stars$16.85+1.0%$17.00+0.9%+7.9%$1.77B$216.62M93.61750Earnings ReportPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WRLD Competitors RM Competitors TFIN Competitors ITCLY Competitors MBIN Competitors NTB Competitors LOB Competitors PWP Competitors CIFR Competitors CLBK Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:ATLC) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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