LM Funding America (LMFA) Competitors

LM Funding America (NASDAQ:LMFA) and Mogo (NASDAQ:MOGO) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor LMFA or MOGO?

In the previous week, LM Funding America and LM Funding America both had 2 articles in the media. Mogo's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat LM Funding America's score of 0.93 indicating that Mogo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LM Funding America	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mogo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LMFA or MOGO?

22.7% of LM Funding America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.8% of Mogo shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of LM Funding America shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Mogo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, LMFA or MOGO?

LM Funding America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mogo. Mogo 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LM Funding America	$7.03M	2.13	-$7.32M	-$6.76	-0.43
Mogo	$70.61M	0.63	-$9.98M	-$0.64	-2.83

Is LMFA or MOGO more profitable?

Mogo has a net margin of -31.15% compared to LM Funding America's net margin of -184.48%. Mogo's return on equity of -10.36% beat LM Funding America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LM Funding America	-184.48%	-46.84%	-38.06%
Mogo	-31.15%	-10.36%	-4.22%

Which has more volatility and risk, LMFA or MOGO?

LM Funding America has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mogo has a beta of 3.57, suggesting that its share price is 257% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer LMFA or MOGO?

Mogo has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 120.99%. Given Mogo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mogo is more favorable than LM Funding America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LM Funding America	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mogo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Mogo beats LM Funding America on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.