Qifu Technology (QFIN) Competitors

ORIX (NYSE:IX) and Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, IX or QFIN?

ORIX has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qifu Technology has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IX or QFIN?

ORIX received 89 more outperform votes than Qifu Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.18% of users gave Qifu Technology an outperform vote while only 59.57% of users gave ORIX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ORIX	Outperform Votes 193 59.57%	Underperform Votes 131 40.43%
Qifu Technology	Outperform Votes 104 61.18%	Underperform Votes 66 38.82%

Is IX or QFIN more profitable?

Qifu Technology has a net margin of 31.82% compared to ORIX's net margin of 13.66%. Qifu Technology's return on equity of 24.39% beat ORIX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ORIX	13.66%	9.73%	2.40%
Qifu Technology	31.82%	24.39%	11.68%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IX or QFIN?

ORIX has higher revenue and earnings than Qifu Technology. Qifu Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ORIX, 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
ORIX	$1.88T	0.01	$2.39B	$2.30	8.71
Qifu Technology	$14.04B	0.46	$603.58M	$5.80	7.07

Does the media favor IX or QFIN?

In the previous week, Qifu Technology had 6 more articles in the media than ORIX. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Qifu Technology and 5 mentions for ORIX. Qifu Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat ORIX's score of 0.39 indicating that Qifu Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ORIX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Qifu Technology	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IX or QFIN?

1.7% of ORIX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Qifu Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of ORIX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Qifu Technology shares are owned 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.

Is IX or QFIN a better dividend stock?

ORIX pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Qifu Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. ORIX pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Qifu Technology pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Qifu Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend IX or QFIN?

Qifu Technology has a consensus target price of $45.10, indicating a potential upside of 9.92%. Given Qifu Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Qifu Technology is more favorable than ORIX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ORIX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Qifu Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Qifu Technology beats ORIX on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.