Upbound Group (UPBD) Competitors

MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) and Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to MARA or UPBD?

In the previous week, MARA had 24 more articles in the media than Upbound Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for MARA and 5 mentions for Upbound Group. Upbound Group's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat MARA's score of 0.54 indicating that Upbound Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MARA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upbound Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend MARA or UPBD?

MARA presently has a consensus price target of $20.72, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Upbound Group has a consensus price target of $36.60, suggesting a potential upside of 47.17%. Given Upbound Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Upbound Group is more favorable than MARA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MARA	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Upbound Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility and risk, MARA or UPBD?

MARA has a beta of 6.82, meaning that its share price is 582% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upbound Group has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MARA or UPBD?

44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Upbound Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MARA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Upbound Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MARA or UPBD?

MARA received 304 more outperform votes than Upbound Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.70% of users gave MARA an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Upbound Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MARA	Outperform Votes 312 53.70%	Underperform Votes 269 46.30%
Upbound Group	Outperform Votes 8 40.00%	Underperform Votes 12 60.00%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MARA or UPBD?

MARA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upbound Group. MARA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upbound Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MARA	$705.06M	8.08	$261.17M	-$1.45	-11.17
Upbound Group	$4.40B	0.33	-$5.18M	$2.13	11.68

Is MARA or UPBD more profitable?

MARA has a net margin of 27.48% compared to Upbound Group's net margin of 2.86%. Upbound Group's return on equity of 35.47% beat MARA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MARA	27.48%	-8.40%	-6.92%
Upbound Group	2.86%	35.47%	8.18%

Summary

Upbound Group beats MARA on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.