Better Home & Finance (BETR) Competitors $25.55 -0.71 (-2.70%) As of 09/16/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BETR vs. MBIN, TFIN, BY, QCRH, CNOB, BFC, LDI, GHLD, OBK, and TRINShould you be buying Better Home & Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Better Home & Finance include Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Triumph Financial (TFIN), Byline Bancorp (BY), QCR (QCRH), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Bank First National (BFC), loanDepot (LDI), Guild (GHLD), Origin Bancorp (OBK), and Trinity Capital (TRIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Better Home & Finance vs. Its Competitors Merchants Bancorp Triumph Financial Byline Bancorp QCR ConnectOne Bancorp Bank First National loanDepot Guild Origin Bancorp Trinity Capital Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:MBIN) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts rate MBIN or BETR? Merchants Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $38.33, suggesting a potential upside of 21.77%. Given Merchants Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Merchants Bancorp is more favorable than Better Home & Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merchants Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Better Home & Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MBIN or BETR? Merchants Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Better Home & Finance. Better Home & Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merchants Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMerchants Bancorp$1.45B1.00$320.39M$4.556.92Better Home & Finance$108.49M3.60-$206.29M-$13.21-1.93 Does the media prefer MBIN or BETR? In the previous week, Better Home & Finance had 3 more articles in the media than Merchants Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Better Home & Finance and 3 mentions for Merchants Bancorp. Merchants Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Better Home & Finance's score of 0.77 indicating that Merchants Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merchants Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Better Home & Finance 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MBIN or BETR? 24.6% of Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Better Home & Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.8% of Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of Better Home & Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MBIN or BETR more profitable? Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 18.06% compared to Better Home & Finance's net margin of -153.25%. Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 16.06% beat Better Home & Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merchants Bancorp18.06% 16.06% 1.34% Better Home & Finance -153.25%-1,105.80%-16.80% Which has more volatility and risk, MBIN or BETR? Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Better Home & Finance has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMerchants Bancorp beats Better Home & Finance on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Better Home & Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BETR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. Media 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 BETR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBetter Home & FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$401.55M$7.74B$12.71B$10.31BDividend YieldN/A3.30%5.42%4.63%P/E Ratio-1.939.69246.5426.51Price / Sales3.602.7030.88123.58Price / CashN/A24.6122.2260.46Price / Book-6.672.822.316.29Net Income-$206.29M$1.82B$1.01B$270.51M7 Day Performance6.33%1.30%0.41%1.95%1 Month Performance53.82%17.41%3.00%6.33%1 Year Performance55.51%143.81%541.39%25.62% Better Home & Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BETRBetter Home & Finance0.4513 of 5 stars$25.55-2.7%N/A+57.7%$401.55M$108.49M-1.931,250Analyst UpgradeMBINMerchants Bancorp4.1962 of 5 stars$31.79-3.2%$38.33+20.6%-29.9%$1.51B$1.45B7.22480Short Interest ↑TFINTriumph Financial3.4572 of 5 stars$62.44-2.4%$70.75+13.3%-29.9%$1.48B$419.01M141.901,430Positive NewsBYByline Bancorp4.2626 of 5 stars$28.90-1.8%$33.25+15.1%+5.9%$1.35B$624.78M10.781,027News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓QCRHQCR3.691 of 5 stars$77.97-1.3%$87.38+12.1%+3.5%$1.34B$597.39M11.741,013News CoveragePositive NewsCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.9171 of 5 stars$25.20-1.9%$30.25+20.0%+1.2%$1.29B$534.62M28.97520Positive NewsBFCBank First National3.7101 of 5 stars$128.35-1.7%$133.50+4.0%+35.5%$1.28B$226.09M18.52330Positive NewsLDIloanDepot0.947 of 5 stars$3.27-14.2%$2.30-29.7%+52.4%$1.26B$1.06B0.004,900Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeGHLDGuild2.968 of 5 stars$19.97+0.2%$18.42-7.8%+20.2%$1.24B$1.05B11.535,270OBKOrigin Bancorp2.4599 of 5 stars$37.81-3.1%N/AN/A$1.22B$619.96M16.881,031TRINTrinity Capital2.4835 of 5 stars$16.20-0.2%$15.75-2.8%+14.9%$1.14B$237.69M7.2640News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merchants Bancorp Competitors Triumph Financial Competitors Byline Bancorp Competitors QCR Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Competitors Bank First National Competitors loanDepot Competitors Guild Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors Trinity Capital 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:BETR) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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