Live Earnings Conference Call: LendingTree will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on May 1, 2025 at 5:00PM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to LendingTree's Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. LendingTree (TREE) Competitors $54.12 +2.53 (+4.90%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.00 -9.12 (-16.85%) As of 04:20 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TREE vs. WAFD, BANC, PFS, AGM, NWBI, DCOM, BHLB, OCFC, BRKL, and CFFNShould you be buying LendingTree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LendingTree include WaFd (WAFD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), and Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. LendingTree vs. WaFd Banc of California Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares Dime Community Bancshares Berkshire Hills Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) and WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TREE or WAFD? LendingTree received 418 more outperform votes than WaFd when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.91% of users gave LendingTree an outperform vote while only 47.68% of users gave WaFd an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLendingTreeOutperform Votes63468.91% Underperform Votes28631.09% WaFdOutperform Votes21647.68% Underperform Votes23752.32% Does the media refer more to TREE or WAFD? In the previous week, LendingTree had 10 more articles in the media than WaFd. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for LendingTree and 8 mentions for WaFd. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat LendingTree's score of 0.80 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LendingTree 6 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WaFd 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TREE or WAFD? WaFd has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LendingTree. LendingTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WaFd, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLendingTree$900.22M0.80-$122.40M-$3.13-17.14WaFd$734.08M3.19$200.04M$2.6510.82 Which has more risk and volatility, TREE or WAFD? LendingTree has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WaFd has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate TREE or WAFD? LendingTree presently has a consensus target price of $65.75, indicating a potential upside of 22.53%. WaFd has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than WaFd.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LendingTree 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00WaFd 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is TREE or WAFD more profitable? WaFd has a net margin of 12.66% compared to LendingTree's net margin of -4.72%. WaFd's return on equity of 8.78% beat LendingTree's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LendingTree-4.72% 0.51% 0.08% WaFd 12.66%8.78%0.82% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TREE or WAFD? 68.3% of LendingTree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of WaFd shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of LendingTree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of WaFd shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLendingTree beats WaFd on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LendingTree News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TREE 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TREE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLendingTreeLoan brokers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$718.05M$794.41M$11.13B$7.97BDividend YieldN/A2.82%5.77%4.23%P/E Ratio-19.866.8722.1218.58Price / Sales0.8015.3126.11103.15Price / Cash9.017.7317.6034.62Price / Book5.626.292.664.26Net Income-$122.40M-$83.12M$1.03B$248.31M7 Day Performance4.13%16.35%0.75%1.34%1 Month Performance1.71%366.93%-0.24%3.92%1 Year Performance12.05%1,153.58%538.49%5.33% LendingTree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TREELendingTree4.5283 of 5 stars$54.12+4.9%$65.75+21.5%+6.9%$724.88M$900.22M-20.041,250High Trading VolumeWAFDWaFd4.025 of 5 stars$27.94-0.3%$30.50+9.2%+5.3%$2.28B$734.08M12.882,130Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBANCBanc of California4.8851 of 5 stars$12.89-2.4%$17.73+37.5%-1.5%$2.05B$985.89M23.02680Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPFSProvident Financial Services4.3021 of 5 stars$15.51+0.1%$24.00+54.7%+11.7%$2.02B$694.73M14.771,150Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.6766 of 5 stars$172.00-1.4%$230.00+33.7%-6.1%$1.87B$375.18M10.46160Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.8093 of 5 stars$11.25-1.0%$12.50+11.1%+16.5%$1.43B$520.47M14.242,160Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageDCOMDime Community Bancshares4.2126 of 5 stars$25.12-0.4%$38.50+53.3%+41.2%$1.10B$314.10M42.58820Dividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp4.5384 of 5 stars$23.35-1.2%$31.13+33.3%+16.6%$1.08B$383.76M16.221,310Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑OCFCOceanFirst Financial4.0732 of 5 stars$15.73-0.1%$21.00+33.5%+12.2%$918.33M$379.81M9.53960Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.7512 of 5 stars$9.75-1.4%$15.25+56.4%+25.8%$877.11M$355.56M12.66850Short Interest ↓CFFNCapitol Federal Financial3.416 of 5 stars$5.16-1.9%$6.50+26.0%+18.9%$685.18M$180.76M13.23730Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WAFD Alternatives BANC Alternatives PFS Alternatives AGM Alternatives NWBI Alternatives DCOM Alternatives BHLB Alternatives OCFC Alternatives BRKL Alternatives CFFN 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:TREE) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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