SLM (SLMBP) Competitors $76.30 +0.80 (+1.05%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.30 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLMBP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BOTJ, BETRW, BWBBP, CIFRW, CCNEP, CMPOW, CNOBP, and CORZZShould you be buying SLM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLM include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), Cipher Mining (CIFRW), CNB Financial (CCNEP), CompoSecure (CMPOW), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOBP), and Core Scientific (CORZZ). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. SLM vs. Its Competitors Atlanticus Aurora Acquisition Bank of the James Financial Group Better Home & Finance Bridgewater Bancshares Cipher Mining CNB Financial CompoSecure ConnectOne Bancorp Core Scientific SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to SLMBP or ATLCP? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 2 more articles in the media than SLM. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Atlanticus and 0 mentions for SLM. SLM's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Atlanticus'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment SLM Neutral Atlanticus Neutral Is SLMBP or ATLCP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLMN/A N/A N/A Atlanticus N/A N/A N/A Is SLMBP or ATLCP a better dividend stock? SLM pays an annual dividend of $7.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SLMBP or ATLCP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSLM$1.76BN/AN/AN/AN/AAtlanticus$316.89MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummarySLM beats Atlanticus on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SLM News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLMBP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SLMBP 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 SLMBP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLMCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$386.90M$6.31B$9.37BDividend Yield3.43%15.78%4.19%4.12%P/E RatioN/A31.7314.0322.29Price / SalesN/A95.541,847.2496.30Price / CashN/A14.43127.4757.18Price / BookN/A3.382.245.54Net IncomeN/A$53.80M$1.23B$259.88M7 Day Performance-1.55%201.07%6.05%-4.66%1 Month Performance3.97%0.50%1.79%4.40%1 Year Performance-0.20%31.29%19.31%17.92% SLM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLMBPSLMN/A$76.30+1.1%N/A-0.3%$0.00$1.76B0.001,700ATLCPAtlanticusN/A$22.01+0.0%N/A+0.4%$0.00$316.89M0.00330Upcoming EarningsAURCWAurora AcquisitionN/A$0.13flatN/A+18.2%$0.00N/A0.001,300BOTJBank of the James Financial Group3.141 of 5 stars$13.65-0.8%N/A+3.3%$0.00$59.78M9.35160News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBETRWBetter Home & FinanceN/A$0.13-0.2%N/A+16.0%$0.00$136.90M0.001,300Positive NewsGap UpBWBBPBridgewater BancsharesN/A$19.89+1.8%N/A+6.1%$0.00$123.36M0.00250Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCIFRWCipher MiningN/A$1.31-14.9%N/A-36.1%$0.00$152.09M0.0010Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCCNEPCNB FinancialN/A$24.81-1.4%N/A+6.1%$0.00$231.04M0.00760Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCMPOWCompoSecureN/A$6.50flatN/A+1,126.0%$0.00$376.39M0.00720Positive NewsCNOBPConnectOne BancorpN/A$23.34-0.3%N/A+14.7%$0.00$270.12M0.00520Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCORZZCore ScientificN/A$13.72-0.4%N/A+34.6%$0.00$410.91M0.00200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlanticus Alternatives Aurora Acquisition Alternatives Bank of the James Financial Group Alternatives Better Home & Finance Alternatives Bridgewater Bancshares Alternatives Cipher Mining Alternatives CNB Financial Alternatives CompoSecure Alternatives ConnectOne Bancorp Alternatives Core Scientific Alternatives 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:SLMBP) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMicrosoft's Next Big Bet?Microsoft just broke ground on a revolutionary power system that could deliver virtually limitless, carbon-fre...Stansberry Research | SponsoredI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | 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 | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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