LPRO vs. WRLD, ATLC, RM, LC, OCSL, ENVA, CION, IGIC, FDUS, and VMO
Should you be buying Open Lending stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Open Lending include World Acceptance (WRLD), Atlanticus (ATLC), Regional Management (RM), LendingClub (LC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Enova International (ENVA), CION Investment (CION), International General Insurance (IGIC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), and Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) and Open Lending (NASDAQ:LPRO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
World Acceptance received 204 more outperform votes than Open Lending when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.69% of users gave Open Lending an outperform vote while only 55.03% of users gave World Acceptance an outperform vote.
83.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Open Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.9% of World Acceptance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Open Lending shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
World Acceptance has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Open Lending has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
World Acceptance has a net margin of 13.49% compared to World Acceptance's net margin of 13.31%. Open Lending's return on equity of 18.88% beat World Acceptance's return on equity.
In the previous week, Open Lending had 24 more articles in the media than World Acceptance. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Open Lending and 2 mentions for World Acceptance. Open Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat World Acceptance's score of -0.05 indicating that World Acceptance is being referred to more favorably in the media.
World Acceptance currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential downside of 59.48%. Open Lending has a consensus target price of $6.79, suggesting a potential upside of 15.01%. Given World Acceptance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Open Lending is more favorable than World Acceptance.
World Acceptance has higher revenue and earnings than Open Lending. World Acceptance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Open Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
World Acceptance beats Open Lending on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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