Affirm (AFRM) Competitors $49.74 -1.97 (-3.81%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AFRM vs. MFG, BNS, NU, IBIT, BCS, CM, LYG, DB, NWG, and BBDShould you be buying Affirm stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Affirm include Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), NU (NU), iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), Barclays (BCS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB), NatWest Group (NWG), and Banco Bradesco (BBD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Affirm vs. Mizuho Financial Group Bank of Nova Scotia NU iShares Bitcoin Trust Barclays Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Lloyds Banking Group Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft NatWest Group Banco Bradesco Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) and Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AFRM or MFG? Mizuho Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Affirm. Affirm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mizuho Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAffirm$3.01B5.39-$517.76M-$0.21-239.29Mizuho Financial Group$3.60T0.02$6.30B$0.4013.24 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AFRM or MFG? Mizuho Financial Group received 215 more outperform votes than Affirm when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.63% of users gave Mizuho Financial Group an outperform vote while only 41.04% of users gave Affirm an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAffirmOutperform Votes11041.04% Underperform Votes15858.96% Mizuho Financial GroupOutperform Votes32559.63% Underperform Votes22040.37% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFRM or MFG? 69.3% of Affirm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Affirm shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Mizuho Financial Group 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. Do analysts rate AFRM or MFG? Affirm currently has a consensus target price of $65.05, indicating a potential upside of 29.46%. Given Affirm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Affirm is more favorable than Mizuho Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Affirm 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74Mizuho Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, AFRM or MFG? Affirm has a beta of 3.66, indicating that its stock price is 266% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mizuho Financial Group has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AFRM or MFG? In the previous week, Mizuho Financial Group had 7 more articles in the media than Affirm. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mizuho Financial Group and 3 mentions for Affirm. Mizuho Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Affirm's score of 0.50 indicating that Mizuho Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Affirm 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mizuho Financial Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AFRM or MFG more profitable? Mizuho Financial Group has a net margin of 7.85% compared to Affirm's net margin of -7.10%. Mizuho Financial Group's return on equity of 8.56% beat Affirm's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Affirm-7.10% -7.25% -2.02% Mizuho Financial Group 7.85%8.56%0.33% SummaryMizuho Financial Group beats Affirm on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Affirm News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AFRM 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 AFRM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAffirmPersonal credit institutions IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.21B$6.21B$16.49B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A4.32%2.49%4.11%P/E Ratio-77.3119.0832.8820.04Price / Sales5.393.20245.68117.64Price / CashN/A11.1331.5334.62Price / Book5.728.735.404.60Net Income-$517.76M$391.67M$195.26M$248.10M7 Day Performance-6.84%-2.32%0.57%2.82%1 Month Performance19.45%19.43%20.69%15.45%1 Year Performance52.14%20.61%16.56%7.74% Affirm Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFRMAffirm3.6352 of 5 stars$49.74-3.8%$65.05+30.8%+52.9%$16.05B$3.01B-76.522,550MFGMizuho Financial Group4.7047 of 5 stars$5.19+1.7%N/A+26.6%$65.31B$3.60T12.9652,400News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap DownBNSBank of Nova Scotia4.3129 of 5 stars$50.53+0.5%$81.00+60.3%+6.9%$62.93B$34.49B11.7091,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNUNU3.21 of 5 stars$12.96+1.0%$15.47+19.4%+12.3%$62.43B$8.27B32.396,080Earnings ReportIBITiShares Bitcoin TrustN/A$57.38-2.2%N/A+56.7%$60.48BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBCSBarclays4.2487 of 5 stars$16.76+1.4%N/A+59.5%$59.98B$26.99B9.1087,400Trending NewsCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.8648 of 5 stars$63.69+0.3%$92.00+44.4%+35.8%$59.93B$26.57B11.9250,400Analyst RevisionLYGLloyds Banking Group3.6399 of 5 stars$3.83-1.7%N/A+45.4%$57.88B$18.91B11.5959,400High Trading VolumeDBDeutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft3.5279 of 5 stars$27.46+0.3%N/A+67.3%$54.71B$30.82B19.7683,000Trending NewsNWGNatWest Group4.1219 of 5 stars$12.99-1.9%N/A+66.7%$52.33B$15.16B9.5661,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBBDBanco Bradesco3.7106 of 5 stars$2.65-2.8%$2.40-9.3%+5.7%$28.15B$105.33B8.8288,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Mizuho Financial Group Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives NU Alternatives iShares Bitcoin Trust Alternatives Barclays Alternatives Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Alternatives Lloyds Banking Group Alternatives Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Alternatives NatWest Group Alternatives Banco Bradesco 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 (NASDAQ:AFRM) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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