FirstCash (FCFS) Competitors $144.38 +5.68 (+4.10%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$144.42 +0.04 (+0.03%) As of 08/22/2025 06:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FCFS vs. CDW, BURL, CHWY, SFM, BJ, ACI, W, FND, VIPS, and OLLIShould you be buying FirstCash stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FirstCash include CDW (CDW), Burlington Stores (BURL), Chewy (CHWY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Wayfair (W), Floor & Decor (FND), Vipshop (VIPS), and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. FirstCash vs. Its Competitors CDW Burlington Stores Chewy Sprouts Farmers Market BJ's Wholesale Club Albertsons Companies Wayfair Floor & Decor Vipshop Ollie's Bargain Outlet FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. Is FCFS or CDW a better dividend stock? FirstCash pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. FirstCash pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 31.1% 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. FirstCash has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and CDW has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. CDW is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to FCFS or CDW? In the previous week, CDW had 4 more articles in the media than FirstCash. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for CDW and 18 mentions for FirstCash. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat FirstCash's score of 1.14 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstCash 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CDW 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FCFS or CDW more profitable? FirstCash has a net margin of 8.61% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.92%. CDW's return on equity of 53.63% beat FirstCash's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FirstCash8.61% 16.63% 7.70% CDW 4.92%53.63%8.58% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FCFS or CDW? 80.3% of FirstCash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of FirstCash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CDW shares are owned 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 higher earnings and valuation, FCFS or CDW? CDW has higher revenue and earnings than FirstCash. CDW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstCash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirstCash$3.39B1.89$258.82M$6.5122.18CDW$21.00B1.04$1.08B$8.0520.75 Which has more risk and volatility, FCFS or CDW? FirstCash has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FCFS or CDW? FirstCash currently has a consensus target price of $142.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.42%. CDW has a consensus target price of $202.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.96%. Given CDW's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than FirstCash.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FirstCash 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25CDW 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryCDW beats FirstCash on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FirstCash News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCFS 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 FCFS 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 FCFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirstCashFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.15B$33.82B$24.33B$9.58BDividend Yield1.21%2.40%2.83%4.10%P/E Ratio22.1841.8228.3826.05Price / Sales1.8916.0239.18103.82Price / Cash7.7018.3725.7858.48Price / Book2.996.496.026.61Net Income$258.82M$1.11B$197.30M$265.56M7 Day Performance5.76%1.80%1.54%1.97%1 Month Performance8.15%4.26%-2.40%-0.36%1 Year Performance21.82%22.91%32.84%19.03% FirstCash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCFSFirstCash4.6309 of 5 stars$144.38+4.1%$142.33-1.4%+23.9%$6.15B$3.39B22.1820,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑CDWCDW4.6604 of 5 stars$165.84+1.3%$202.00+21.8%-25.8%$21.46B$21.00B20.6015,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBURLBurlington Stores4.4921 of 5 stars$278.06-0.8%$317.57+14.2%+4.8%$17.68B$10.63B34.1277,532Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCHWYChewy4.1446 of 5 stars$40.94+1.1%$43.78+6.9%+50.3%$16.81B$11.86B46.0018,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.8768 of 5 stars$144.61-0.7%$172.20+19.1%+52.4%$14.23B$7.72B29.7635,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.8936 of 5 stars$104.96+1.7%$115.33+9.9%+18.9%$13.63B$20.50B24.4133,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownACIAlbertsons Companies4.1483 of 5 stars$19.24+0.3%$24.06+25.1%-6.0%$10.74B$80.39B11.73195,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WWayfair3.7806 of 5 stars$79.08+0.4%$65.96-16.6%+86.1%$10.21B$11.85B-32.9513,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeFNDFloor & Decor2.5662 of 5 stars$81.39-2.4%$88.56+8.8%-17.4%$8.98B$4.46B41.7413,690VIPSVipshop3.7387 of 5 stars$16.85-0.6%$15.97-5.2%+37.9%$8.70B$14.85B9.1614,966OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.4724 of 5 stars$133.81+0.2%$128.86-3.7%+35.8%$8.19B$2.34B41.1712,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CDW Competitors BURL Competitors CHWY Competitors SFM Competitors BJ Competitors ACI Competitors W Competitors FND Competitors VIPS Competitors OLLI 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:FCFS) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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