Navient (NAVI) Competitors $13.09 +0.22 (+1.71%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.09 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/15/2025 06:06 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 NAVI vs. EWBC, HBAN, OBK, SLM, WTFC, COF, EQH, FNB, OMF, and SYFShould you be buying Navient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navient include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Origin Bancorp (OBK), SLM (SLM), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Capital One Financial (COF), Equitable (EQH), F.N.B. (FNB), OneMain (OMF), and Synchrony Financial (SYF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Navient vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Origin Bancorp SLM Wintrust Financial Capital One Financial Equitable F.N.B. OneMain Synchrony Financial East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer EWBC or NAVI? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 33 more articles in the media than Navient. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for East West Bancorp and 4 mentions for Navient. Navient's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat East West Bancorp's score of 0.97 indicating that Navient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Navient 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EWBC or NAVI? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Navient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Navient shares are owned by 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. Do analysts prefer EWBC or NAVI? East West Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $116.64, indicating a potential upside of 8.08%. Navient has a consensus price target of $13.06, indicating a potential downside of 0.21%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Navient.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Navient 4 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78 Which has more volatility & risk, EWBC or NAVI? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navient has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EWBC or NAVI? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Navient. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$4.53B3.28$1.17B$8.5612.61Navient$738M1.76$131M$0.3142.23 Is EWBC or NAVI more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to Navient's net margin of 0.89%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.09% beat Navient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp26.06% 15.09% 1.56% Navient 0.89%4.08%0.21% Is EWBC or NAVI a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navient pays out 206.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Navient on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Navient News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NAVI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NAVI 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 NAVI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNavientFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.28B$11.96B$12.82B$10.17BDividend Yield4.85%3.65%5.42%4.61%P/E Ratio42.2322.50244.6526.39Price / Sales1.762.7930.97190.76Price / Cash4.218.7819.2529.91Price / Book0.531.912.316.28Net Income$131M$486.48M$1.01B$270.38M7 Day Performance-2.53%-0.37%0.61%1.89%1 Month Performance2.43%4.37%3.21%6.01%1 Year Performance-16.84%36.66%541.41%25.26% Navient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NAVINavient4.6022 of 5 stars$13.09+1.7%$13.06-0.2%-17.0%$1.28B$738M42.232,100EWBCEast West Bancorp3.8345 of 5 stars$109.61+1.9%$116.08+5.9%+35.7%$14.83B$4.53B12.603,100High Trading VolumeHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8808 of 5 stars$17.73+0.6%$18.74+5.7%+22.6%$25.72B$11.96B12.6819,932Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6662 of 5 stars$38.95+0.8%$43.20+10.9%+8.7%$1.22B$347.73M15.831,010Positive NewsSLMSLM4.9852 of 5 stars$30.44-2.2%$35.00+15.0%+31.2%$6.49B$2.62B15.631,710WTFCWintrust Financial4.8773 of 5 stars$138.73-0.6%$147.31+6.2%+27.2%$9.34B$3.97B13.205,903Positive NewsShort Interest ↑COFCapital One Financial4.9634 of 5 stars$219.94-0.7%$238.81+8.6%+62.9%$141.67B$53.94B12.9352,600News CoveragePositive NewsEQHEquitable4.4271 of 5 stars$53.16-0.4%$64.90+22.1%+32.8%$15.99B$12.44B9.118,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFNBF.N.B.4.6111 of 5 stars$16.49+0.0%$18.64+13.1%+15.9%$5.92B$2.57B11.774,280OMFOneMain4.8331 of 5 stars$61.06-0.7%$61.50+0.7%+34.3%$7.31B$4.99B11.009,000Positive NewsSYFSynchrony Financial4.7126 of 5 stars$75.17-0.6%$74.05-1.5%+61.8%$28.13B$22.65B9.1820,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EWBC Competitors HBAN Competitors OBK Competitors SLM Competitors WTFC Competitors COF Competitors EQH Competitors FNB Competitors OMF Competitors SYF 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:NAVI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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