BTM vs. LC, BY, QCRH, LX, GHLD, BFC, OPFI, OBNK, OBK, and DEFT
Should you be buying Bitcoin Depot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bitcoin Depot include LendingClub (LC), Byline Bancorp (BY), QCR (QCRH), LexinFintech (LX), Guild (GHLD), Bank First National (BFC), OppFi (OPFI), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), Origin Bancorp (OBK), and DeFi Technologies (DEFT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Bitcoin Depot vs. Its Competitors
Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM) and LendingClub (NYSE:LC) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Bitcoin Depot presently has a consensus price target of $4.83, indicating a potential downside of 12.76%. LendingClub has a consensus price target of $16.13, indicating a potential upside of 27.12%. Given LendingClub's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LendingClub is more favorable than Bitcoin Depot.
In the previous week, LendingClub had 5 more articles in the media than Bitcoin Depot. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for LendingClub and 4 mentions for Bitcoin Depot. Bitcoin Depot's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat LendingClub's score of 0.56 indicating that Bitcoin Depot is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LendingClub has higher revenue and earnings than Bitcoin Depot. Bitcoin Depot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendingClub, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LendingClub has a net margin of 6.16% compared to Bitcoin Depot's net margin of -0.99%. LendingClub's return on equity of 4.04% beat Bitcoin Depot's return on equity.
9.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of LendingClub shares are held by institutional investors. 70.2% of Bitcoin Depot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of LendingClub 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.
Bitcoin Depot has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LendingClub has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
LendingClub beats Bitcoin Depot on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:BTM) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
