Navient (NAVI) Competitors $12.19 +0.03 (+0.25%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.19 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/17/2025 04:31 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, FITB, HBAN, SLM, COF, EQH, FNB, OBK, OMF, and SYFShould you be buying Navient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navient include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SLM (SLM), Capital One Financial (COF), Equitable (EQH), F.N.B. (FNB), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OneMain (OMF), and Synchrony Financial (SYF). Navient vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares SLM Capital One Financial Equitable F.N.B. Origin Bancorp OneMain Synchrony Financial East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. 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 2.5%. Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EWBC or NAVI? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Navient shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Navient shares are held by company 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 valuation and earnings, 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$4.53B2.92$1.17B$8.5611.21Navient$4.43B0.27$131M$0.3139.32 Does the media refer more to EWBC or NAVI? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Navient. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for East West Bancorp and 2 mentions for Navient. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Navient's score of 0.06 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Navient 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, EWBC or NAVI? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navient has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend EWBC or NAVI? East West Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $121.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.42%. Navient has a consensus price target of $13.07, indicating a potential upside of 7.23%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Navient 4 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78 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% SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Navient on 14 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. 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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$1.21B$10.97B$12.44B$10.49BDividend Yield5.26%3.74%5.59%4.80%P/E Ratio39.3221.2728.5727.13Price / Sales0.272.4329.65179.96Price / Cash3.988.4122.2461.22Price / Book0.501.802.236.52Net Income$131M$486.48M$1.02B$276.93M7 Day Performance2.01%2.43%0.22%1.93%1 Month Performance-8.62%-7.94%-2.51%2.19%1 Year Performance-22.50%17.05%533.63%35.00% Navient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NAVINavient4.3097 of 5 stars$12.19+0.2%$13.07+7.2%-22.9%$1.21B$4.43B39.322,100EWBCEast West Bancorp4.7081 of 5 stars$101.18+1.9%$121.33+19.9%+3.1%$13.68B$4.53B11.823,100Upcoming EarningsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9582 of 5 stars$42.20+1.8%$50.20+19.0%-9.9%$27.45B$13.28B13.1118,616Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9993 of 5 stars$15.90+1.9%$19.37+21.8%+0.5%$22.76B$11.96B11.7819,932Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSLMSLM4.9348 of 5 stars$25.50-0.6%$33.89+32.9%+8.7%$5.35B$2.62B12.891,710Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.9894 of 5 stars$207.55+2.5%$252.78+21.8%+32.2%$129.50B$53.94B106.4452,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEQHEquitable4.3305 of 5 stars$48.86+1.1%$64.45+31.9%+4.2%$14.48B$12.44B39.408,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeFNBF.N.B.4.7407 of 5 stars$15.63+2.4%$18.64+19.3%+1.8%$5.48B$2.57B12.214,280Trending NewsEarnings ReportOBKOrigin Bancorp3.3751 of 5 stars$33.39+1.2%$43.20+29.4%N/A$1.03B$619.96M14.911,031OMFOneMain4.927 of 5 stars$53.23+2.1%$60.50+13.7%+13.5%$6.20B$4.99B9.339,000SYFSynchrony Financial4.9079 of 5 stars$70.19+3.2%$77.45+10.3%+26.2%$25.31B$22.65B8.2520,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EWBC Competitors FITB Competitors HBAN Competitors SLM Competitors COF Competitors EQH Competitors FNB Competitors OBK 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 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHoly ****... 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