DeFi Technologies (DEFT) Competitors $2.54 -0.08 (-3.05%) As of 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock DEFT vs. UCB, AVAL, BBAR, EBC, CLSK, DAVE, IREN, FHB, INTR, and BFHShould you be buying DeFi Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DeFi Technologies include United Community Banks (UCB), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Cleanspark (CLSK), Dave (DAVE), IREN (IREN), First Hawaiian (FHB), Inter & Co. Inc. (INTR), and Bread Financial (BFH). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. DeFi Technologies vs. Its Competitors United Community Banks Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores BBVA Banco Frances Eastern Bankshares Cleanspark Dave IREN First Hawaiian Inter & Co. Inc. Bread Financial DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) and United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) are both banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk. Does the media refer more to DEFT or UCB? In the previous week, United Community Banks had 9 more articles in the media than DeFi Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for United Community Banks and 2 mentions for DeFi Technologies. United Community Banks' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat DeFi Technologies' score of 0.34 indicating that United Community Banks is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DeFi Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral United Community Banks 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is DEFT or UCB more profitable? DeFi Technologies has a net margin of 62.45% compared to United Community Banks' net margin of 16.48%. DeFi Technologies' return on equity of 171.79% beat United Community Banks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DeFi Technologies62.45% 171.79% 18.71% United Community Banks 16.48%8.64%1.04% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DEFT or UCB? United Community Banks has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies. DeFi Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Community Banks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDeFi Technologies$40.30M21.29-$28.50M$0.298.76United Community Banks$952.89M3.75$252.40M$2.2013.38 Do analysts rate DEFT or UCB? DeFi Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 146.06%. United Community Banks has a consensus price target of $34.57, indicating a potential upside of 17.47%. Given DeFi Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than United Community Banks.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) 3.00United Community Banks 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has more risk and volatility, DEFT or UCB? DeFi Technologies has a beta of 3.93, indicating that its share price is 293% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Community Banks has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in DEFT or UCB? 82.3% of United Community Banks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of United Community Banks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryUnited Community Banks beats DeFi Technologies on 9 of the 16 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 DEFT 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 TechnologiesTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$885.07M$2.57B$20.73B$9.57BDividend YieldN/A1.62%2.83%4.17%P/E Ratio8.7621.1927.4725.14Price / Sales21.2987.0367.2786.71Price / CashN/A49.2828.1858.58Price / BookN/A6.265.655.59Net Income-$28.50M$33.53M$197.12M$265.48M7 Day Performance-3.42%2.38%1.71%1.22%1 Month Performance-13.01%-4.06%-2.69%0.39%1 Year PerformanceN/A49.15%33.78%23.47% DeFi Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEFTDeFi TechnologiesN/A$2.54-3.1%$6.25+146.1%N/A$885.07M$40.30M8.7620Gap UpUCBUnited Community Banks3.4545 of 5 stars$30.29-1.6%$34.57+14.1%N/A$3.66B$952.89M14.783,070Positive NewsAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores3.8987 of 5 stars$2.82-0.7%N/A+48.7%$3.35B$9.07B11.2870,271News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBBARBBVA Banco Frances3.7465 of 5 stars$16.04-2.0%$22.50+40.3%+106.8%$3.29B$2.72T9.436,289EBCEastern Bankshares4.7326 of 5 stars$15.36-2.1%$19.25+25.4%+1.5%$3.27B$1.09B-49.471,998CLSKCleanspark4.2552 of 5 stars$11.56+1.2%$20.69+79.1%-3.2%$3.22B$378.97M-11.94130Earnings ReportDAVEDave3.8787 of 5 stars$239.26-0.4%$243.83+1.9%+508.4%$3.17B$347.10M65.53250Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpIRENIREN3.5001 of 5 stars$16.68+3.3%$20.89+25.3%+174.7%$3.09B$188.76M0.00100News CoverageOptions VolumeGap DownFHBFirst Hawaiian3.1213 of 5 stars$24.38-0.6%$27.64+13.4%+3.3%$3.05B$793.74M12.532,000INTRInter & Co. Inc.3.0303 of 5 stars$6.66-0.7%$6.37-4.3%+22.5%$2.92B$1.31B16.184,333News CoverageEarnings ReportBFHBread Financial4.1708 of 5 stars$61.59-0.3%$64.42+4.6%+28.0%$2.85B$4.80B10.366,000Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Community Banks Competitors Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Competitors BBVA Banco Frances Competitors Eastern Bankshares Competitors Cleanspark Competitors Dave Competitors IREN Competitors First Hawaiian Competitors Inter & Co. Inc. 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