Do analysts prefer ATLCP or SLMBP?

SLM has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than Atlanticus. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATLCP or SLMBP?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Atlanticus $461.84M N/A N/A N/A N/A SLM $1.96B N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is ATLCP or SLMBP more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlanticus N/A N/A N/A SLM N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend AURCW or SLMBP?

SLM has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Aurora Acquisition. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aurora Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AURCW or SLMBP?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Aurora Acquisition N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SLM $1.96B N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is AURCW or SLMBP more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aurora Acquisition N/A N/A N/A SLM N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts rate SLMBP or BETRW?

SLM presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than Better Home & Finance. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Better Home & Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SLMBP or BETRW?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio SLM $1.96B N/A N/A N/A N/A Better Home & Finance $227.88M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SLMBP or BETRW more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLM N/A N/A N/A Better Home & Finance N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts rate SLMBP or BWBBP?

SLM presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Bridgewater Bancshares. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Bridgewater Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SLMBP or BWBBP?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio SLM $1.96B N/A N/A N/A N/A Bridgewater Bancshares $156.19M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SLMBP or BWBBP more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLM N/A N/A N/A Bridgewater Bancshares N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts rate CCNEP or SLMBP?

SLM has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than CNB Financial. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CNB Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCNEP or SLMBP?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio CNB Financial $303.05M N/A N/A N/A N/A SLM $1.96B N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is CCNEP or SLMBP more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CNB Financial N/A N/A N/A SLM N/A N/A N/A

SLM (SLMBP) Competitors

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SLMBP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BETRW, BWBBP, and CCNEP

Should you buy SLM stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SLM with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with SLM include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), and CNB Financial (CCNEP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does SLM compare to Atlanticus?

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) and SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

SLM has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than Atlanticus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlanticus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SLM	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. SLM pays an annual dividend of $7.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlanticus	$461.84M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLM	$1.96B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlanticus	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLM	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, SLM had 1 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SLM and 0 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SLM'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlanticus	Neutral
SLM	Neutral

Summary

SLM beats Atlanticus on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to Aurora Acquisition?

Aurora Acquisition (NASDAQ:AURCW) and SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) are both banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aurora Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLM	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, SLM had 1 more articles in the media than Aurora Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SLM and 0 mentions for Aurora Acquisition. Aurora Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SLM'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aurora Acquisition	Neutral
SLM	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aurora Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLM	$1.96B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SLM has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Aurora Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aurora Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SLM	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

SLM beats Aurora Acquisition on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to Better Home & Finance?

SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETRW) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

SLM presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than Better Home & Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SLM	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Better Home & Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SLM	$1.96B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Better Home & Finance	$227.88M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SLM	N/A	N/A	N/A
Better Home & Finance	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, SLM had 1 more articles in the media than Better Home & Finance. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SLM and 0 mentions for Better Home & Finance. SLM's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Better Home & Finance'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SLM	Neutral
Better Home & Finance	Neutral

Summary

SLM beats Better Home & Finance on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) and Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWBBP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

SLM pays an annual dividend of $7.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Bridgewater Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SLM	$1.96B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bridgewater Bancshares	$156.19M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SLM presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Bridgewater Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SLM	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Bridgewater Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, SLM had 1 more articles in the media than Bridgewater Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SLM and 0 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares. SLM's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bridgewater Bancshares'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SLM	Neutral
Bridgewater Bancshares	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SLM	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bridgewater Bancshares	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SLM beats Bridgewater Bancshares on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to CNB Financial?

CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNEP) and SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CNB Financial	$303.05M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLM	$1.96B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, CNB Financial and CNB Financial both had 1 articles in the media. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat SLM's score of 0.00 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial	Positive
SLM	Neutral

CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. SLM pays an annual dividend of $7.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%.

SLM has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than CNB Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SLM	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNB Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLM	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SLM beats CNB Financial on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

SLMBP vs. The Competition

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Metric	SLM	Credit Services Industry	Financial Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	N/A	$343.14M	$6.13B	$12.43B
Dividend Yield	3.43%	16.68%	5.24%	9.39%
P/E Ratio	N/A	7.52	29.54	24.19
Price / Sales	N/A	88.23	1,139.25	92.93
Price / Cash	N/A	14.64	88.74	47.25
Price / Book	N/A	3.44	6.68	6.24
Net Income	N/A	$59.40M	$1.13B	$331.42M
7 Day Performance	-0.72%	1.32%	-0.22%	-1.18%
1 Month Performance	-1.43%	5.39%	-0.09%	-1.34%
1 Year Performance	-2.15%	25.14%	14.48%	18.73%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SLMBP SLM	N/A	$74.00 -0.7%	$40.00 -45.9%	-1.7%	$0.00	$1.96B	N/A	1,700	Upcoming Earnings
ATLCP Atlanticus	N/A	$24.49 +0.4%	N/A	+10.9%	$0.00	$461.84M	N/A	330
AURCW Aurora Acquisition	N/A	$0.21 flat	N/A	+46.0%	$0.00	N/A	N/A	1,300
BETRW Better Home & Finance	N/A	$0.21 -2.3%	N/A	+29.3%	$0.00	$227.88M	N/A	1,300
BWBBP Bridgewater Bancshares	N/A	$20.09 +0.4%	N/A	+4.3%	$0.00	$156.19M	N/A	250

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SLM (SLMBP) Competitors

SLMBP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BETRW, BWBBP, and CCNEP

How does SLM compare to Atlanticus?

Do analysts prefer ATLCP or SLMBP?

Is ATLCP or SLMBP a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATLCP or SLMBP?

Is ATLCP or SLMBP more profitable?

Does the media favor ATLCP or SLMBP?

Summary

How does SLM compare to Aurora Acquisition?

Is AURCW or SLMBP more profitable?

Does the media refer more to AURCW or SLMBP?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AURCW or SLMBP?

Do analysts recommend AURCW or SLMBP?

Summary

How does SLM compare to Better Home & Finance?

Do analysts rate SLMBP or BETRW?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SLMBP or BETRW?

Is SLMBP or BETRW more profitable?

Does the media prefer SLMBP or BETRW?

Summary

How does SLM compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

Is SLMBP or BWBBP a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SLMBP or BWBBP?

Do analysts rate SLMBP or BWBBP?

Does the media refer more to SLMBP or BWBBP?

Is SLMBP or BWBBP more profitable?

Summary

How does SLM compare to CNB Financial?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCNEP or SLMBP?

Does the media refer more to CCNEP or SLMBP?

Is CCNEP or SLMBP a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate CCNEP or SLMBP?

Is CCNEP or SLMBP more profitable?

Summary

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SLMBP vs. The Competition

SLM Competitors List

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