LM Funding America (LMFA) Competitors $1.09 -0.05 (-4.39%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.10 +0.00 (+0.46%) As of 09/5/2025 07:59 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LMFA vs. BYFC, PBHC, FNWB, FUSB, CPBI, CULL, NSTS, FFBW, BCOW, and FSEAShould you be buying LM Funding America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LM Funding America include Broadway Financial (BYFC), Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC), First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB), First Us Bancsh (FUSB), Central Plains Bancshares (CPBI), Cullman Bancorp (CULL), NSTS Bancorp (NSTS), FFBW (FFBW), 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin (BCOW), and First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. LM Funding America vs. Its Competitors Broadway Financial Pathfinder Bancorp First Northwest Bancorp First Us Bancsh Central Plains Bancshares Cullman Bancorp NSTS Bancorp FFBW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin First Seacoast Bancorp LM Funding America (NASDAQ:LMFA) and Broadway Financial (NASDAQ:BYFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Which has higher earnings and valuation, LMFA or BYFC? Broadway Financial has higher revenue and earnings than LM Funding America. Broadway Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LM Funding America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLM Funding America$11M1.51-$7.32M-$4.30-0.25Broadway Financial$33.75M2.15$1.93M-$0.13-60.58 Which has more volatility & risk, LMFA or BYFC? LM Funding America has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadway Financial has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LMFA or BYFC? LM Funding America currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 358.72%. Given LM Funding America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe LM Funding America is more favorable than Broadway Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LM Funding America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Broadway Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is LMFA or BYFC more profitable? Broadway Financial has a net margin of 3.18% compared to LM Funding America's net margin of -129.10%. Broadway Financial's return on equity of 1.46% beat LM Funding America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LM Funding America-129.10% -33.65% -26.31% Broadway Financial 3.18%1.46%0.15% Does the media refer more to LMFA or BYFC? In the previous week, LM Funding America had 3 more articles in the media than Broadway Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for LM Funding America and 0 mentions for Broadway Financial. Broadway Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat LM Funding America's score of -0.07 indicating that Broadway Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment LM Funding America Neutral Broadway Financial Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in LMFA or BYFC? 22.7% of LM Funding America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.1% of Broadway Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of LM Funding America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Broadway Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLM Funding America and Broadway Financial tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LMFA 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 LMFA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLM Funding AmericaFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.33M$7.80B$12.58B$9.91BDividend YieldN/A4.65%5.42%4.52%P/E Ratio-0.2517.12232.2926.08Price / Sales1.516.3530.8588.28Price / CashN/A24.9122.1259.01Price / Book0.162.902.296.09Net Income-$7.32M$313.53M$1.01B$266.14M7 Day Performance-12.80%-1.68%0.40%0.44%1 Month Performance-46.31%1.48%3.73%4.55%1 Year Performance-54.39%33.53%540.93%26.15% LM Funding America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LMFALM Funding America2.8025 of 5 stars$1.09-4.4%$5.00+358.7%-54.6%$17.33M$11M-0.258Short Interest ↑BYFCBroadway Financial0.5535 of 5 stars$7.98-0.2%N/A+10.1%$73.37M$63.76M-61.3580Gap DownPBHCPathfinder Bancorp1.5846 of 5 stars$15.23+2.0%N/A-10.2%$72.93M$87.92M43.50170Positive NewsFNWBFirst Northwest Bancorp4.2269 of 5 stars$7.53+1.1%$12.75+69.4%-38.6%$70.89M$124.95M188.17290News CoverageFUSBFirst Us Bancsh2.5415 of 5 stars$11.74-5.7%N/A+12.2%$67.62M$61.84M12.10180CPBICentral Plains Bancshares0.9723 of 5 stars$15.85+0.0%N/A+41.6%$66.90M$27.31M16.0167Short Interest ↑CULLCullman BancorpN/A$10.93-0.6%N/A+16.4%$65.68M$16.54M21.8650News CoverageNSTSNSTS BancorpN/A$11.95+0.3%N/A+22.6%$62.62M$12.24M-74.6840FFBWFFBWN/A$14.29+1.5%N/A+1.1%$61.22M$11.90M0.0040BCOW1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin0.9097 of 5 stars$10.25-0.1%N/A+19.5%$57.06M$12.13M-17.08100Short Interest ↓FSEAFirst Seacoast Bancorp1.6137 of 5 stars$11.51+0.0%N/A+23.8%$54.07M$29.33M-20.1880News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Broadway Financial Competitors Pathfinder Bancorp Competitors First Northwest Bancorp Competitors First Us Bancsh Competitors Central Plains Bancshares Competitors Cullman Bancorp Competitors NSTS Bancorp Competitors FFBW Competitors 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Competitors First Seacoast Bancorp 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:LMFA) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners6-Figure Target for BTC by 2025Crypto ETF records broken – here's what’s next The biggest names in finance have built the infrastructure f...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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