Better Home & Finance (BETR) Competitors $14.56 +0.14 (+0.97%) As of 08/6/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BETR vs. ESQ, HBT, OSBC, MCB, JFIN, ATLC, MCBS, BFST, NBBK, and BITFShould you be buying Better Home & Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Better Home & Finance include Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Jiayin Group (JFIN), Atlanticus (ATLC), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Business First Bancshares (BFST), NB Bancorp (NBBK), and Bitfarms (BITF). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Better Home & Finance vs. Its Competitors Esquire Financial HBT Financial Old Second Bancorp Metropolitan Bank Jiayin Group Atlanticus MetroCity Bankshares Business First Bancshares NB Bancorp Bitfarms Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is ESQ or BETR more profitable? Esquire Financial has a net margin of 30.96% compared to Better Home & Finance's net margin of -172.87%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 19.33% beat Better Home & Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Esquire Financial30.96% 19.33% 2.47% Better Home & Finance -172.87%-1,105.80%-19.20% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ESQ or BETR? Esquire Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Better Home & Finance. Better Home & Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Esquire Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEsquire Financial$134.57M5.93$43.66M$5.4217.39Better Home & Finance$108.49M2.04-$206.29M-$13.32-1.09 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ESQ or BETR? 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Better Home & Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of Better Home & Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ESQ or BETR? In the previous week, Esquire Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Better Home & Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Esquire Financial and 2 mentions for Better Home & Finance. Esquire Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Better Home & Finance's score of 0.45 indicating that Esquire Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Esquire Financial 5 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend ESQ or BETR? Esquire Financial presently has a consensus price target of $100.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.65%. Given Esquire Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than Better Home & Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Esquire Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Better Home & Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, ESQ or BETR? Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Better Home & Finance has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEsquire Financial beats Better Home & Finance on 14 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BETR 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 BETR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBetter Home & FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$219.25M$5.55B$12.20B$9.47BDividend YieldN/A4.35%5.64%4.18%P/E Ratio-1.098.3919.7423.99Price / Sales2.042.1726.47187.89Price / CashN/A21.4921.3858.51Price / Book-3.802.242.125.58Net Income-$206.29M$1.82B$1.00B$265.35M7 Day Performance12.52%7.91%0.32%-0.07%1 Month Performance8.82%8.15%0.38%1.76%1 Year Performance2,952.41%293.43%544.60%25.39% Better Home & Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BETRBetter Home & Finance0.4647 of 5 stars$14.56+1.0%N/A+2,939.0%$219.25M$108.49M-1.091,250ESQEsquire Financial2.161 of 5 stars$96.75-0.5%$100.50+3.9%+69.2%$817.53M$138.27M17.83110Positive NewsHBTHBT Financial4.032 of 5 stars$25.60-0.4%$28.80+12.5%+17.2%$806.40M$287.27M10.58730OSBCOld Second Bancorp3.7513 of 5 stars$17.60-0.7%$20.70+17.6%+10.9%$793.06M$341.72M9.62890MCBMetropolitan Bank4.1864 of 5 stars$71.46-1.9%$82.67+15.7%+54.8%$761.76M$492.21M11.58240Positive NewsJFINJiayin Group1.6362 of 5 stars$14.01-2.1%N/A+152.9%$747.39M$6.10B4.071,028News CoverageATLCAtlanticus3.5747 of 5 stars$48.90-2.8%$62.60+28.0%+64.9%$739.72M$316.89M9.46330News CoverageMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.2803 of 5 stars$29.08-2.0%$34.00+16.9%+0.3%$738.69M$144.66M11.36220BFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.5839 of 5 stars$24.61-0.7%$30.50+23.9%+4.8%$730.91M$287.57M10.13750Positive NewsNBBKNB Bancorp3.231 of 5 stars$18.01-1.9%$20.00+11.0%-1.2%$730.67M$304.05M13.54342BITFBitfarms2.6435 of 5 stars$1.25-2.7%$3.95+217.3%-38.0%$694.15M$192.88M-6.55110Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Esquire Financial Competitors HBT Financial Competitors Old Second Bancorp Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors Jiayin Group Competitors Atlanticus Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors Bitfarms 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 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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