Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors $66.83 +0.58 (+0.88%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.90 +0.07 (+0.10%) As of 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ATLC vs. UCB, AVAL, WULF, EBC, INTR, FHB, BUR, BFH, FBK, and ENVAShould you be buying Atlanticus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Atlanticus include United Community Banks (UCB), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), TeraWulf (WULF), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Inter & Co. Inc. (INTR), First Hawaiian (FHB), Burford Capital (BUR), Bread Financial (BFH), FB Financial (FBK), and Enova International (ENVA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Atlanticus vs. Its Competitors United Community Banks Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores TeraWulf Eastern Bankshares Inter & Co. Inc. First Hawaiian Burford Capital Bread Financial FB Financial Enova International Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) and United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation. Is ATLC or UCB more profitable? United Community Banks has a net margin of 16.48% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.51%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 24.20% beat United Community Banks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlanticus8.51% 24.20% 3.72% United Community Banks 16.48%8.64%1.04% Do analysts prefer ATLC or UCB? Atlanticus presently has a consensus price target of $63.20, indicating a potential downside of 5.43%. United Community Banks has a consensus price target of $34.57, indicating a potential upside of 3.19%. Given United Community Banks' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Community Banks is more favorable than Atlanticus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00United Community Banks 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has more volatility and risk, ATLC or UCB? Atlanticus has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Community Banks has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ATLC or UCB? 14.2% of Atlanticus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of United Community Banks shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.4% of Atlanticus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of United Community Banks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to ATLC or UCB? In the previous week, United Community Banks had 6 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for United Community Banks and 7 mentions for Atlanticus. United Community Banks' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Atlanticus' score of 1.04 indicating that United Community Banks is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atlanticus 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Community Banks 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ATLC or UCB? United Community Banks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Atlanticus. Atlanticus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Community Banks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlanticus$1.31B0.77$111.30M$5.6911.75United Community Banks$952.89M4.27$252.40M$2.2015.23 SummaryAtlanticus and United Community Banks tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ATLC 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 ATLC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAtlanticusFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.00B$7.85B$12.59B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A4.66%5.44%4.03%P/E Ratio11.6417.7919.4526.60Price / Sales0.777.3027.13123.60Price / Cash7.6125.0322.1859.36Price / Book1.814.892.366.67Net Income$111.30M$311.02M$1.01B$265.59M7 Day Performance7.67%6.72%2.27%3.42%1 Month Performance32.78%0.38%2.27%1.09%1 Year Performance92.48%30.21%540.60%23.84% Atlanticus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATLCAtlanticus2.306 of 5 stars$66.83+0.9%$63.20-5.4%+90.5%$1.00B$1.31B11.64330Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpUCBUnited Community Banks2.5694 of 5 stars$32.65-0.3%$34.57+5.9%+13.2%$3.97B$952.89M16.003,070News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores4.2528 of 5 stars$3.26-1.2%N/A+57.7%$3.92B$9.07B10.5270,271WULFTeraWulf3.6126 of 5 stars$8.93-2.5%$10.89+21.9%+102.4%$3.59B$140.05M-25.516Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEBCEastern Bankshares4.6082 of 5 stars$16.55-1.5%$20.00+20.8%+3.1%$3.55B$1.09B-53.391,998News CoveragePositive NewsINTRInter & Co. Inc.2.6859 of 5 stars$8.26+2.2%$6.77-18.1%+8.8%$3.55B$1.31B18.364,333Positive NewsFHBFirst Hawaiian2.1977 of 5 stars$25.31-0.8%$27.07+7.0%+8.7%$3.18B$1.17B13.052,000Positive NewsBURBurford Capital4.1252 of 5 stars$13.87-0.8%$18.00+29.8%+2.9%$3.06B$546.09M12.84140BFHBread Financial3.4434 of 5 stars$62.81+0.7%$64.91+3.3%+14.6%$2.91B$4.80B10.636,000News CoveragePositive NewsBuyback AnnouncementFBKFB Financial4.1002 of 5 stars$53.01-0.6%$58.25+9.9%+14.3%$2.87B$764.61M27.471,490News CoveragePositive NewsENVAEnova International2.6436 of 5 stars$114.68+0.6%$111.00-3.2%+44.7%$2.85B$2.66B12.171,787Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UCB Competitors AVAL Competitors WULF Competitors EBC Competitors INTR Competitors FHB Competitors BUR Competitors BFH Competitors FBK Competitors ENVA Competitors 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:ATLC) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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