Freedom (FRHC) Competitors

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) and Freedom (NASDAQ:FRHC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PIPR or FRHC?

Piper Sandler Companies received 34 more outperform votes than Freedom when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.13% of users gave Piper Sandler Companies an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave Freedom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Piper Sandler Companies	Outperform Votes 43 55.13%	Underperform Votes 35 44.87%
Freedom	Outperform Votes 9 45.00%	Underperform Votes 11 55.00%

Does the media prefer PIPR or FRHC?

In the previous week, Piper Sandler Companies had 5 more articles in the media than Freedom. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Piper Sandler Companies and 3 mentions for Freedom. Freedom's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Piper Sandler Companies' score of 0.25 indicating that Piper Sandler Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Piper Sandler Companies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Freedom	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, PIPR or FRHC?

Piper Sandler Companies has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freedom has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PIPR or FRHC?

Freedom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Piper Sandler Companies.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Piper Sandler Companies	$1.35B	2.43	$85.49M	$4.94	37.43
Freedom	$795.69M	4.55	$205.14M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate PIPR or FRHC?

Piper Sandler Companies presently has a consensus price target of $181.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.84%. Given Freedom's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Piper Sandler Companies is more favorable than Freedom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Piper Sandler Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Freedom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is PIPR or FRHC more profitable?

Freedom has a net margin of 23.96% compared to Freedom's net margin of 6.33%. Piper Sandler Companies' return on equity of 37.71% beat Freedom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Piper Sandler Companies	6.33%	13.27%	8.48%
Freedom	23.96%	37.71%	5.11%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PIPR or FRHC?

72.8% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Freedom shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.1% of Freedom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Piper Sandler Companies beats Freedom on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.