B. Riley Has Optimistic Outlook of Atlanticus Q4 Earnings

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLC - Free Report) - B. Riley lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Atlanticus in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the credit services provider will earn $1.77 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Atlanticus' current full-year earnings is $4.49 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. 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 research report on Monday, May 12th. JMP Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Atlanticus from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Atlanticus from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $62.60.

Atlanticus Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ATLC traded down $1.53 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $51.87. The stock had a trading volume of 49,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,998. The company has a market capitalization of $784.79 million, a PE ratio of 10.03 and a beta of 1.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $52.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.45. 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 has a 1 year low of $25.44 and a 1 year high of $64.70.

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 8.54% and a return on equity of 24.51%. The firm had revenue of $344.87 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $347.24 million.

Institutional Trading of Atlanticus

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Atlanticus by 198.9% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 365,278 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $18,684,000 after buying an additional 243,053 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in Atlanticus in the fourth quarter valued at $3,828,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in Atlanticus in the first quarter valued at $2,588,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Atlanticus by 82.4% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 95,476 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $4,884,000 after buying an additional 43,142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in Atlanticus in the first quarter valued at $1,666,000. Institutional investors own 14.15% of the company's stock.

Atlanticus Company Profile

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.