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Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors

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$53.75 +0.09 (+0.17%)
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ATLC vs. BUR, PRK, LU, CLSK, BFH, ENVA, FINV, PPBI, NTB, and FBK

Should you be buying Atlanticus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Atlanticus include Burford Capital (BUR), Park National (PRK), Lufax (LU), CleanSpark (CLSK), Bread Financial (BFH), Enova International (ENVA), FinVolution Group (FINV), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), and FB Financial (FBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Atlanticus vs. Its Competitors

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanticus has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Atlanticus had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlanticus and 4 mentions for Burford Capital. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.81 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Burford Capital
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Atlanticus
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Atlanticus. Atlanticus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Burford Capital$410.92M6.90$610.52M$0.9313.94
Atlanticus$316.89M2.57$102.85M$5.1710.40

Burford Capital has a net margin of 34.81% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.39%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 25.14% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Burford Capital34.81% 8.07% 4.28%
Atlanticus 8.39%25.14%3.74%

Burford Capital presently has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.46%. Atlanticus has a consensus price target of $62.60, suggesting a potential upside of 16.47%. Given Burford Capital's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Atlanticus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Burford Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Atlanticus
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

14.1% of Atlanticus shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.4% of Atlanticus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Atlanticus received 122 more outperform votes than Burford Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.76% of users gave Atlanticus an outperform vote while only 60.87% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Burford CapitalOutperform Votes
14
60.87%
Underperform Votes
9
39.13%
AtlanticusOutperform Votes
136
64.76%
Underperform Votes
74
35.24%

Summary

Atlanticus beats Burford Capital on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ATLC vs. The Competition

MetricAtlanticusPersonal credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$813.02M$6.43B$11.69B$8.61B
Dividend YieldN/A4.38%5.66%4.18%
P/E Ratio12.0819.5522.9919.97
Price / Sales2.573.3326.93152.58
Price / Cash7.3211.1317.6034.64
Price / Book2.008.502.884.68
Net Income$102.85M$391.67M$1.04B$248.05M
7 Day Performance9.18%5.81%1.33%2.40%
1 Month Performance-6.36%1.10%1.24%6.14%
1 Year Performance99.22%24.43%540.03%13.62%

Atlanticus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ATLC
Atlanticus
3.2019 of 5 stars
$53.75
+0.2%
$62.60
+16.5%
+99.0%$813.02M$316.89M12.08330Positive News
BUR
Burford Capital
4.0777 of 5 stars
$12.70
-1.3%
$19.50
+53.6%
-3.1%$2.78B$410.92M10.94140Analyst Upgrade
PRK
Park National
2.4224 of 5 stars
$161.71
-0.5%
$177.75
+9.9%
+22.1%$2.62B$528.91M17.371,790Trending News
LU
Lufax
1.3151 of 5 stars
$2.90
-1.2%
$2.98
+2.8%
+36.7%$2.51B$20.29B-3.7692,400Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CLSK
CleanSpark
3.2774 of 5 stars
$8.61
-0.2%
$20.71
+140.6%
-37.5%$2.42B$537.40M78.28130Gap Down
BFH
Bread Financial
3.8173 of 5 stars
$51.14
-0.2%
$60.27
+17.8%
+41.5%$2.38B$3.82B9.227,500News Coverage
ENVA
Enova International
3.4237 of 5 stars
$92.92
+0.3%
$111.00
+19.5%
+68.2%$2.36B$2.79B12.491,800Positive News
FINV
FinVolution Group
3.5479 of 5 stars
$8.39
+0.4%
$11.55
+37.7%
+88.6%$2.12B$13.40B7.234,260
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
4.0129 of 5 stars
$20.89
-1.5%
$27.25
+30.4%
+3.0%$2.03B$541.46M12.741,430Positive News
NTB
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
2.7531 of 5 stars
$42.59
+1.0%
$44.67
+4.9%
+29.5%$2.02B$587.36M9.021,340
FBK
FB Financial
4.7164 of 5 stars
$43.01
-1.5%
$53.80
+25.1%
+24.6%$1.97B$482.15M17.411,760

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This page (NASDAQ:ATLC) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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