Navient (NAVI) Competitors $12.86 -0.43 (-3.24%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.85 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 06:02 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 Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NAVI or EWBC? 97.1% of Navient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 31.2% of Navient shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer NAVI or EWBC? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Navient. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for East West Bancorp and 15 mentions for Navient. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Navient's score of -0.03 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Navient 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral East West Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is NAVI or EWBC a better dividend stock? Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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 pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, NAVI or EWBC? Navient has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NAVI or EWBC? East West Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher 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 RatioNavient$4.43B0.29$131M$0.3141.48East West Bancorp$2.69B5.51$1.17B$8.5612.55 Is NAVI or EWBC 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 Navient0.89% 4.08% 0.21% East West Bancorp 26.06%15.09%1.56% Do analysts rate NAVI or EWBC? Navient presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.09%. East West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $120.53, suggesting a potential upside of 12.18%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Navient.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Navient 5 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.70East West Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 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. 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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$1.28B$11.46B$12.67B$10.61BDividend Yield4.82%3.54%5.51%4.70%P/E Ratio41.4921.6830.3027.12Price / Sales0.292.5129.93205.97Price / Cash4.358.6819.7631.12Price / Book0.521.842.316.66Net Income$131M$486.48M$1.02B$275.95M7 Day Performance-1.76%-1.63%0.45%3.31%1 Month Performance-6.34%-4.90%1.00%10.75%1 Year Performance-17.56%19.96%542.69%33.53% Navient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NAVINavient4.3772 of 5 stars$12.86-3.2%$13.00+1.1%-14.8%$1.28B$4.43B41.492,100EWBCEast West Bancorp3.9822 of 5 stars$106.58-1.6%$120.53+13.1%+28.4%$14.93B$4.53B12.453,100Analyst UpgradeHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9878 of 5 stars$17.35-0.4%$19.05+9.8%+17.7%$25.41B$11.96B12.8519,932Positive NewsOBKOrigin BancorpN/A$34.88-1.4%$43.20+23.9%N/A$1.09B$347.73M14.181,010SLMSLM4.9592 of 5 stars$28.03+0.4%$35.89+28.0%+21.0%$5.82B$2.62B14.021,710Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WTFCWintrust Financial4.8652 of 5 stars$132.56-1.1%$148.64+12.1%+22.3%$8.97B$3.97B12.545,903COFCapital One Financial4.967 of 5 stars$223.33-0.3%$241.06+7.9%+39.7%$143.28B$53.94B114.5352,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeEQHEquitable4.3944 of 5 stars$52.25-0.3%$64.55+23.5%+19.2%$15.69B$12.44B42.148,000Positive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.714 of 5 stars$16.06-1.1%$18.64+16.1%+17.4%$5.83B$2.57B12.544,280OMFOneMain4.967 of 5 stars$57.54-1.7%$61.50+6.9%+19.6%$6.96B$4.99B10.479,000Options VolumeSYFSynchrony Financial4.8803 of 5 stars$73.23-1.8%$75.00+2.4%+37.4%$27.73B$22.65B9.0520,000Analyst Forecast 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the ...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe $20 stock that could make silicon chips obsolete$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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