Pathward Financial (CASH) Competitors

Banco Macro (NYSE:BMA) and Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMA or CASH?

Banco Macro received 3 more outperform votes than Pathward Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.05% of users gave Pathward Financial an outperform vote while only 62.71% of users gave Banco Macro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Macro	Outperform Votes 338 62.71%	Underperform Votes 201 37.29%
Pathward Financial	Outperform Votes 335 64.05%	Underperform Votes 188 35.95%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BMA or CASH?

92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Banco Macro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BMA or CASH?

Banco Macro has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BMA or CASH more profitable?

Pathward Financial has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Banco Macro's net margin of 15.12%. Banco Macro's return on equity of 26.55% beat Pathward Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Macro	15.12%	26.55%	7.77%
Pathward Financial	21.91%	22.02%	2.28%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BMA or CASH?

Banco Macro has higher revenue and earnings than Pathward Financial. Banco Macro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pathward Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Macro	$4.52T	0.00	$2.23B	$11.41	7.56
Pathward Financial	$616.00M	3.09	$168.36M	$7.41	10.77

Does the media refer more to BMA or CASH?

In the previous week, Pathward Financial had 15 more articles in the media than Banco Macro. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Pathward Financial and 1 mentions for Banco Macro. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Banco Macro's score of 0.31 indicating that Pathward Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Macro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pathward Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BMA or CASH?

Banco Macro currently has a consensus price target of $54.50, suggesting a potential downside of 36.80%. Pathward Financial has a consensus price target of $92.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.30%. Given Pathward Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pathward Financial is more favorable than Banco Macro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Macro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Pathward Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is BMA or CASH a better dividend stock?

Banco Macro pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Pathward Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Banco Macro pays out 46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pathward Financial pays out 2.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Pathward Financial beats Banco Macro on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.