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TREE vs. NWBI, AGM, DCOM, WD, and SMPL

Should you buy LendingTree stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares LendingTree 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 LendingTree include Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Walker & Dunlop (WD), and Simply Good Foods (SMPL). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.

How does LendingTree compare to Northwest Bancshares?

Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) and LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of LendingTree shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of LendingTree shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

LendingTree has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Bancshares. LendingTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Northwest Bancshares$878.94M2.57$126.01M$0.9316.61
LendingTree$1.12B0.54$151.31M$12.873.36

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LendingTree has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the broader market.

LendingTree has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Northwest Bancshares' net margin of 14.72%. LendingTree's return on equity of 17.01% beat Northwest Bancshares' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Northwest Bancshares14.72% 9.79% 1.11%
LendingTree 15.02%17.01%4.32%

In the previous week, LendingTree had 11 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for LendingTree and 0 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat LendingTree's score of -0.04 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Northwest Bancshares Neutral
LendingTree Neutral

Northwest Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $14.80, indicating a potential downside of 4.21%. LendingTree has a consensus target price of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 52.99%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Northwest Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

LendingTree beats Northwest Bancshares on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendingTree compare to Federal Agricultural Mortgage?

LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LendingTree. LendingTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Federal Agricultural Mortgage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LendingTree$1.12B0.54$151.31M$12.873.36
Federal Agricultural Mortgage$423.18M5.32$207.41M$17.3811.94

LendingTree presently has a consensus price target of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 52.99%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a consensus price target of $228.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.86%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than Federal Agricultural Mortgage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a net margin of 20.78% compared to LendingTree's net margin of 15.02%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's return on equity of 18.20% beat LendingTree's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendingTree15.02% 17.01% 4.32%
Federal Agricultural Mortgage 20.78%18.20%0.62%

In the previous week, LendingTree had 8 more articles in the media than Federal Agricultural Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for LendingTree and 3 mentions for Federal Agricultural Mortgage. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat LendingTree's score of -0.04 indicating that Federal Agricultural Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LendingTree
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

LendingTree has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

68.3% of LendingTree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of LendingTree shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LendingTree beats Federal Agricultural Mortgage on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendingTree compare to Dime Community Bancshares?

LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) and Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

LendingTree presently has a consensus target price of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 52.99%. Dime Community Bancshares has a consensus target price of $39.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.06%. Given LendingTree's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than Dime Community Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Dime Community Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

LendingTree has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dime Community Bancshares has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

68.3% of LendingTree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of LendingTree shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

LendingTree has higher revenue and earnings than Dime Community Bancshares. LendingTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dime Community Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LendingTree$1.12B0.54$151.31M$12.873.36
Dime Community Bancshares$473.00M3.75$110.68M$2.6615.10

Dime Community Bancshares has a net margin of 15.15% compared to LendingTree's net margin of 15.02%. LendingTree's return on equity of 17.01% beat Dime Community Bancshares' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendingTree15.02% 17.01% 4.32%
Dime Community Bancshares 15.15%9.12%0.83%

In the previous week, LendingTree had 9 more articles in the media than Dime Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for LendingTree and 2 mentions for Dime Community Bancshares. Dime Community Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat LendingTree's score of -0.04 indicating that Dime Community Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LendingTree
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Dime Community Bancshares
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

LendingTree beats Dime Community Bancshares on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendingTree compare to Walker & Dunlop?

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) and LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, LendingTree had 7 more articles in the media than Walker & Dunlop. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for LendingTree and 4 mentions for Walker & Dunlop. Walker & Dunlop's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat LendingTree's score of -0.04 indicating that Walker & Dunlop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walker & Dunlop
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
LendingTree
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of LendingTree shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of LendingTree shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

LendingTree has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Walker & Dunlop. LendingTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walker & Dunlop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Walker & Dunlop$1.23B1.34$57.08M$2.0223.85
LendingTree$1.12B0.54$151.31M$12.873.36

Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LendingTree has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the broader market.

Walker & Dunlop currently has a consensus price target of $79.20, indicating a potential upside of 64.39%. LendingTree has a consensus price target of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Walker & Dunlop's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than LendingTree.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Walker & Dunlop
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

LendingTree has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 5.29%. LendingTree's return on equity of 17.01% beat Walker & Dunlop's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walker & Dunlop5.29% 7.18% 2.32%
LendingTree 15.02%17.01%4.32%

Summary

LendingTree beats Walker & Dunlop on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendingTree compare to Simply Good Foods?

LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) and Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) are both small-cap thrifts & mortgage finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

68.3% of LendingTree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of LendingTree shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

LendingTree has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Simply Good Foods' net margin of -14.28%. LendingTree's return on equity of 17.01% beat Simply Good Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendingTree15.02% 17.01% 4.32%
Simply Good Foods -14.28%9.34%6.67%

In the previous week, LendingTree had 8 more articles in the media than Simply Good Foods. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for LendingTree and 3 mentions for Simply Good Foods. Simply Good Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat LendingTree's score of -0.04 indicating that Simply Good Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LendingTree
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Simply Good Foods
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

LendingTree has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Simply Good Foods has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

LendingTree presently has a consensus target price of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 52.99%. Simply Good Foods has a consensus target price of $15.20, indicating a potential upside of 37.68%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than Simply Good Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Simply Good Foods
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.15

LendingTree has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Simply Good Foods. Simply Good Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendingTree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LendingTree$1.12B0.54$151.31M$12.873.36
Simply Good Foods$1.39B0.70$103.61M-$2.17N/A

Summary

LendingTree beats Simply Good Foods on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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TREE vs. The Competition

MetricLendingTreeFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$603.62M$4.43B$14.41B$12.41B
Dividend YieldN/A7.44%5.66%9.39%
P/E Ratio3.3681.8420.5724.19
Price / Sales0.541.6544.1092.93
Price / Cash13.1112.4119.2447.25
Price / Book2.061.852.266.26
Net Income$151.31M$1.63B$1.14B$331.76M
7 Day Performance-5.13%-1.44%0.44%-1.10%
1 Month Performance10.75%-2.42%1.60%-1.29%
1 Year Performance11.15%-14.44%13.40%18.84%

LendingTree Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TREE
LendingTree
4.0739 of 5 stars
$43.27
-1.9%
$66.20
+53.0%
+16.3%$603.62M$1.12B3.361,250
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
3.4462 of 5 stars
$15.05
+0.1%
$14.80
-1.7%
+15.9%$2.20B$878.94M16.182,233
AGM
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
4.4747 of 5 stars
$202.77
+0.1%
$228.00
+12.4%
+18.4%$2.20B$410.30M11.67160
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
3.2711 of 5 stars
$39.84
+0.1%
$39.75
-0.2%
+38.3%$1.76B$473.00M16.88820
WD
Walker & Dunlop
4.5982 of 5 stars
$48.83
-2.8%
$79.20
+62.2%
-32.7%$1.72B$1.23B24.171,466

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