SLM vs. NNI, CACC, OMF, ENVA, OCSL, KRG, UBSI, AIRC, BNRE, and WTM
Should you be buying SLM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLM include Nelnet (NNI), Credit Acceptance (CACC), OneMain (OMF), Enova International (ENVA), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), United Bankshares (UBSI), Apartment Income REIT (AIRC), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), and White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) and Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, SLM had 10 more articles in the media than Nelnet. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SLM and 0 mentions for Nelnet. SLM's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Nelnet's score of 0.00 indicating that SLM is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SLM currently has a consensus target price of $19.77, indicating a potential downside of 9.26%. Nelnet has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.38%. Given Nelnet's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nelnet is more favorable than SLM.
SLM pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Nelnet pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. SLM pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nelnet pays out 45.9% 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. SLM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
SLM has higher revenue and earnings than Nelnet. SLM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nelnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SLM received 215 more outperform votes than Nelnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.23% of users gave SLM an outperform vote while only 67.18% of users gave Nelnet an outperform vote.
SLM has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nelnet has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
98.9% of SLM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Nelnet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of SLM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.3% of Nelnet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
SLM has a net margin of 20.65% compared to Nelnet's net margin of 4.43%. SLM's return on equity of 36.86% beat Nelnet's return on equity.
Summary
SLM beats Nelnet on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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