DFDV vs. BY, QCRH, CNOB, BFC, GHLD, OBK, OBNK, TRIN, FSUN, and LX
Should you be buying DeFi Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DeFi Development include Byline Bancorp (BY), QCR (QCRH), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Bank First National (BFC), Guild (GHLD), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), Trinity Capital (TRIN), FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), and LexinFintech (LX). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
DeFi Development vs. Its Competitors
Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) and DeFi Development (NASDAQ:DFDV) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, DeFi Development had 1 more articles in the media than Byline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for DeFi Development and 4 mentions for Byline Bancorp. Byline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat DeFi Development's score of 0.68 indicating that Byline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Byline Bancorp has a net margin of 19.03% compared to DeFi Development's net margin of -129.81%. Byline Bancorp's return on equity of 10.98% beat DeFi Development's return on equity.
Byline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Development. Byline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DeFi Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Byline Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $33.25, indicating a potential upside of 14.03%. DeFi Development has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 130.11%. Given DeFi Development's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DeFi Development is more favorable than Byline Bancorp.
67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of DeFi Development shares are held by institutional investors. 28.8% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of DeFi Development shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Byline Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DeFi Development has a beta of -7.36, suggesting that its stock price is 836% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Byline Bancorp beats DeFi Development on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:DFDV) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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