Defi Technologies (DEFT) Competitors $3.35 +0.24 (+7.72%) As of 06/6/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock DEFT vs. HWC, AUB, SFBS, IFS, AX, ASB, CORZ, BBAR, UCB, and AVALShould you be buying Defi Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Defi Technologies include Hancock Whitney (HWC), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Axos Financial (AX), Associated Banc (ASB), Core Scientific (CORZ), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), United Community Banks (UCB), and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Defi Technologies vs. Hancock Whitney Atlantic Union Bankshares ServisFirst Bancshares Intercorp Financial Services Axos Financial Associated Banc Core Scientific Banco BBVA Argentina United Community Banks Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Defi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Is DEFT or HWC more profitable? Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 22.40% compared to Defi Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.56% beat Defi Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Defi TechnologiesN/A N/A N/A Hancock Whitney 22.40%11.56%1.32% Do analysts recommend DEFT or HWC? Defi Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 86.57%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $61.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.36%. Given Defi Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Defi Technologies is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Defi Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Hancock Whitney 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Do institutionals and insiders believe in DEFT or HWC? 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, DEFT or HWC? Defi Technologies has a beta of 5.25, suggesting that its share price is 425% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DEFT or HWC? Hancock Whitney received 64 more outperform votes than Defi Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Defi Technologies an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDefi TechnologiesOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% Hancock WhitneyOutperform Votes6650.38% Underperform Votes6549.62% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DEFT or HWC? Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Defi Technologies. Hancock Whitney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Defi Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDefi Technologies$153.58M7.26$96.54M$0.2911.55Hancock Whitney$1.45B3.22$460.82M$5.4210.06 Does the media favor DEFT or HWC? In the previous week, Defi Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Hancock Whitney. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Defi Technologies and 2 mentions for Hancock Whitney. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Defi Technologies' score of 0.22 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Defi Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hancock Whitney 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryHancock Whitney beats Defi Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Defi Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DEFT 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 DEFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDefi TechnologiesFinancial Services IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.12B$26.06B$5.76B$8.58BDividend YieldN/A0.00%4.13%4.17%P/E Ratio11.551.4412.7120.04Price / Sales7.263.221,704.80161.81Price / CashN/AN/A49.9234.64Price / BookN/AN/A1.384.69Net Income$96.54MN/A$1.23B$247.88M7 Day Performance3.08%1.31%0.96%4.12%1 Month PerformanceN/A8.66%9.91%11.05%1 Year PerformanceN/A20.13%13.58%13.83% Defi Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEFTDefi TechnologiesN/A$3.35+7.7%$6.25+86.6%N/A$1.12B$153.58M11.5520News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHWCHancock Whitney4.809 of 5 stars$53.77-2.5%$61.25+13.9%+18.7%$4.61B$1.45B10.193,630Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.7409 of 5 stars$29.72-1.7%$39.00+31.2%-3.5%$4.25B$857.44M13.011,880Positive NewsSFBSServisFirst Bancshares3.3513 of 5 stars$73.93-1.0%$87.50+18.4%+23.2%$4.04B$498.08M17.77570Positive NewsIFSIntercorp Financial Services4.2223 of 5 stars$35.25+1.3%$30.00-14.9%+59.5%$3.99B$6.54B11.557,380Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAXAxos Financial3.2777 of 5 stars$69.70-1.5%$82.71+18.7%+36.0%$3.94B$1.21B9.411,340Positive NewsGap UpASBAssociated Banc4.9783 of 5 stars$23.02-1.3%$26.00+12.9%+14.2%$3.84B$1.05B29.294,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CORZCore Scientific3.1267 of 5 stars$12.50+5.9%$18.33+46.7%+55.3%$3.74B$410.91M-2.32200Positive NewsInsider TradeOptions VolumeBBARBanco BBVA Argentina3.7813 of 5 stars$17.75+1.0%$22.50+26.8%+86.5%$3.62B$2.72T9.245,850UCBUnited Community BanksN/A$28.65-0.7%N/AN/A$3.48B$938.98M13.583,070AVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores3.65 of 5 stars$2.90-0.5%N/A+21.7%$3.44B$16.37T17.0670,200News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hancock Whitney Competitors Atlantic Union Bankshares Competitors ServisFirst Bancshares Competitors Intercorp Financial Services Competitors Axos Financial Competitors Associated Banc Competitors Core Scientific Competitors Banco BBVA Argentina Competitors United Community Banks Competitors Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores 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:DEFT) was last updated on 6/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Meltdown Imminent: Dump These Stocks Now!If you have any money in the markets, especially in AI stocks… Please click here to see Elon Musk’s new inv...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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