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

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), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), and OceanFirst Financial (OCFC). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.

How does LendingTree compare to Northwest Bancshares?

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

LendingTree has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

68.3% of LendingTree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of LendingTree shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
LendingTree$1.12B0.45$151.31M$12.872.83
Northwest Bancshares$878.94M2.40$126.01M$0.9315.47

In the previous week, LendingTree had 1 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LendingTree and 1 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat LendingTree's score of 1.85 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
LendingTree Very Positive
Northwest Bancshares Very Positive

LendingTree presently has a consensus target price of $68.60, indicating a potential upside of 88.62%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus target price of $14.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.85%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Northwest Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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
LendingTree15.02% 17.01% 4.32%
Northwest Bancshares 14.72%9.79%1.11%

Summary

LendingTree beats Northwest Bancshares on 14 of the 17 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 small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

LendingTree has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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.

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$1.12B0.45$151.31M$12.872.83
Federal Agricultural Mortgage$410.30M4.62$207.41M$17.3810.06

In the previous week, Federal Agricultural Mortgage had 1 more articles in the media than LendingTree. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Federal Agricultural Mortgage and 2 mentions for LendingTree. LendingTree's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Federal Agricultural Mortgage's score of 0.25 indicating that LendingTree is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

LendingTree presently has a consensus target price of $68.60, suggesting a potential upside of 88.62%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a consensus target price of $228.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.42%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
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%

Summary

LendingTree beats Federal Agricultural Mortgage on 10 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

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%

Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LendingTree has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the broader market.

Walker & Dunlop presently has a consensus target price of $79.20, suggesting a potential upside of 49.52%. LendingTree has a consensus target price of $68.60, suggesting a potential upside of 88.62%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than Walker & Dunlop.

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)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of LendingTree shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of LendingTree shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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$1.23B1.47$57.08M$2.0226.22
LendingTree$1.12B0.45$151.31M$12.872.83

In the previous week, Walker & Dunlop had 4 more articles in the media than LendingTree. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Walker & Dunlop and 2 mentions for LendingTree. LendingTree's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Walker & Dunlop's score of 0.21 indicating that LendingTree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

LendingTree beats Walker & Dunlop on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendingTree compare to Dime Community Bancshares?

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

Dime Community Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $39.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.15%. LendingTree has a consensus target price of $68.60, indicating a potential upside of 88.62%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and 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
Dime Community Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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
Dime Community Bancshares$473.00M3.63$110.68M$2.6614.63
LendingTree$1.12B0.45$151.31M$12.872.83

Dime Community Bancshares has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, LendingTree has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dime Community Bancshares and Dime Community Bancshares both had 2 articles in the media. LendingTree's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Dime Community Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that LendingTree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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)
Neutral
LendingTree
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

75.3% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of LendingTree shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of LendingTree shares are held by 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.

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
Dime Community Bancshares15.15% 9.12% 0.83%
LendingTree 15.02%17.01%4.32%

Summary

LendingTree beats Dime Community Bancshares on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendingTree compare to OceanFirst Financial?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LendingTree$1.12B0.45$151.31M$12.872.83
OceanFirst Financial$687.16M1.52$70.98M$1.1715.48

LendingTree has a net margin of 15.02% compared to OceanFirst Financial's net margin of 10.04%. LendingTree's return on equity of 17.01% beat OceanFirst Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendingTree15.02% 17.01% 4.32%
OceanFirst Financial 10.04%5.35%0.63%

LendingTree currently has a consensus price target of $68.60, indicating a potential upside of 88.62%. OceanFirst Financial has a consensus price target of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.64%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LendingTree is more favorable than OceanFirst Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendingTree
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
OceanFirst Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

LendingTree has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OceanFirst Financial has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

68.3% of LendingTree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of OceanFirst Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of LendingTree shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of OceanFirst Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, OceanFirst Financial had 2 more articles in the media than LendingTree. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for OceanFirst Financial and 2 mentions for LendingTree. LendingTree's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat OceanFirst Financial's score of 0.41 indicating that LendingTree is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LendingTree
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
OceanFirst Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

LendingTree beats OceanFirst Financial on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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TREE vs. The Competition

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MetricLendingTreeFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$491.84M$4.58B$13.54B$12.06B
Dividend YieldN/A6.48%5.80%5.55%
P/E Ratio2.8377.6621.2222.06
Price / Sales0.451.66136.40105.22
Price / Cash10.0011.5219.2456.09
Price / Book1.731.922.216.72
Net Income$151.31M$1.63B$1.13B$337.35M
7 Day Performance-4.82%-4.63%0.75%-2.54%
1 Month Performance-6.74%-11.62%0.46%1.42%
1 Year Performance0.50%-9.67%11.31%24.71%

LendingTree Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TREE
LendingTree
4.6236 of 5 stars		$36.37
+3.2%		$68.60
+88.6%		-2.1%$491.84M$1.12B2.831,250
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
3.2241 of 5 stars		$13.97
-1.3%		$14.80
+5.9%		+15.3%$2.07B$878.94M15.022,233
AGM
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
4.8997 of 5 stars		$178.09
+0.2%		$228.00
+28.0%		-5.2%$1.93B$423.18M10.25160
WD
Walker & Dunlop
4.1609 of 5 stars		$48.27
-3.8%		$79.20
+64.1%		-24.3%$1.72B$1.23B23.901,466
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
2.9655 of 5 stars		$36.81
-1.6%		$39.75
+8.0%		+41.8%$1.62B$473.00M15.60820

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