Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors $53.75 +0.09 (+0.17%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ATLC vs. BUR, PRK, LU, CLSK, BFH, ENVA, FINV, PPBI, NTB, and FBKShould 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 Park National Lufax CleanSpark Bread Financial Enova International FinVolution Group Pacific Premier Bancorp Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son FB Financial 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. Which has more volatility & risk, BUR or ATLC? 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. Does the media favor BUR or ATLC? 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 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BUR or ATLC? 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 RatioBurford Capital$410.92M6.90$610.52M$0.9313.94Atlanticus$316.89M2.57$102.85M$5.1710.40 Is BUR or ATLC more profitable? 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% Do analysts recommend BUR or ATLC? 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) 3.00Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUR or ATLC? 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BUR or ATLC? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBurford CapitalOutperform Votes1460.87% Underperform Votes939.13% AtlanticusOutperform Votes13664.76% Underperform Votes7435.24% SummaryAtlanticus beats Burford Capital on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Atlanticus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ATLC 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 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 ExcelMetricAtlanticusPersonal credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$813.02M$6.43B$11.69B$8.61BDividend YieldN/A4.38%5.66%4.18%P/E Ratio12.0819.5522.9919.97Price / Sales2.573.3326.93152.58Price / Cash7.3211.1317.6034.64Price / Book2.008.502.884.68Net Income$102.85M$391.67M$1.04B$248.05M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATLCAtlanticus3.2019 of 5 stars$53.75+0.2%$62.60+16.5%+99.0%$813.02M$316.89M12.08330Positive NewsBURBurford Capital4.0777 of 5 stars$12.70-1.3%$19.50+53.6%-3.1%$2.78B$410.92M10.94140Analyst UpgradePRKPark National2.4224 of 5 stars$161.71-0.5%$177.75+9.9%+22.1%$2.62B$528.91M17.371,790Trending NewsLULufax1.3151 of 5 stars$2.90-1.2%$2.98+2.8%+36.7%$2.51B$20.29B-3.7692,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCLSKCleanSpark3.2774 of 5 stars$8.61-0.2%$20.71+140.6%-37.5%$2.42B$537.40M78.28130Gap DownBFHBread Financial3.8173 of 5 stars$51.14-0.2%$60.27+17.8%+41.5%$2.38B$3.82B9.227,500News CoverageENVAEnova International3.4237 of 5 stars$92.92+0.3%$111.00+19.5%+68.2%$2.36B$2.79B12.491,800Positive NewsFINVFinVolution Group3.5479 of 5 stars$8.39+0.4%$11.55+37.7%+88.6%$2.12B$13.40B7.234,260PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.0129 of 5 stars$20.89-1.5%$27.25+30.4%+3.0%$2.03B$541.46M12.741,430Positive NewsNTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son2.7531 of 5 stars$42.59+1.0%$44.67+4.9%+29.5%$2.02B$587.36M9.021,340FBKFB Financial4.7164 of 5 stars$43.01-1.5%$53.80+25.1%+24.6%$1.97B$482.15M17.411,760 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUR Competitors PRK Competitors LU Competitors CLSK Competitors BFH Competitors ENVA Competitors FINV Competitors PPBI Competitors NTB Competitors FBK 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold is soaring. 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