B. Riley Comments on Atlanticus' Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Atlanticus in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.49. The consensus estimate for Atlanticus' current full-year earnings is $4.49 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Atlanticus' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.20 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Atlanticus from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a "market perform" rating and set a $60.00 target price (up from $52.00) on shares of Atlanticus in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, JMP Securities boosted their price objective on Atlanticus from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $62.60.

Atlanticus Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of ATLC traded up $0.98 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $53.58. The company's stock had a trading volume of 24,696 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,574. Atlanticus has a 52 week low of $25.44 and a 52 week high of $64.70. The stock has a market cap of $810.59 million, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.83. The company's fifty day moving average price is $52.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The credit services provider reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.16. Atlanticus had a return on equity of 24.51% and a net margin of 8.54%. The firm had revenue of $344.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $347.24 million.

Institutional Trading of Atlanticus

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Atlanticus in the 1st quarter worth about $2,588,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Atlanticus during the first quarter valued at $387,000. Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Atlanticus during the 4th quarter valued at $987,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Atlanticus by 28,426.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,417 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $379,000 after buying an additional 7,391 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Atlanticus in the 4th quarter worth about $3,828,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 14.15% of the company's stock.

About Atlanticus

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation, a financial technology company, provides credit and related financial services and products to customers the United States. It operates in two segments, Credit as a Service, and Auto Finance. The Credit as a Service segment originates a range of consumer loan products, such as private label and general purpose credit cards originated by lenders through various channels, including retail and healthcare, direct mail solicitation, digital marketing, and partnerships with third parties; and offers credit to their customers for the purchase of various goods and services, including consumer electronics, furniture, elective medical procedures, healthcare, and home-improvements by partnering with retailers, healthcare providers, and other service providers.