Axos Financial (AX) Competitors $91.32 -1.00 (-1.08%) As of 02:39 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AX vs. CATY, FFBC, FFIN, HWC, PPBI, SSB, WSFS, WTFC, FNB, and HOMBShould you be buying Axos Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axos Financial include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), SouthState (SSB), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Axos Financial vs. Its Competitors Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Financial Bankshares Hancock Whitney Pacific Premier Bancorp SouthState WSFS Financial Wintrust Financial F.N.B. Home BancShares Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) and Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CATY or AX? Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axos Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCathay General Bancorp$760.46M4.51$285.98M$4.1411.99Axos Financial$1.95B2.65$432.91M$7.4612.24 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CATY or AX? 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Axos Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Axos Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend CATY or AX? Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 0.18%. Axos Financial has a consensus target price of $90.86, indicating a potential downside of 0.50%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than Axos Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Axos Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the media favor CATY or AX? In the previous week, Axos Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Axos Financial and 7 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Axos Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 1.34 indicating that Axos Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cathay General Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Axos Financial 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CATY or AX more profitable? Axos Financial has a net margin of 22.24% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 21.44%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 17.11% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cathay General Bancorp21.44% 10.39% 1.27% Axos Financial 22.24%17.11%1.82% Which has more volatility and risk, CATY or AX? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axos Financial has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAxos Financial beats Cathay General Bancorp on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Axos Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AX 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 NYSE 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 AX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAxos FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.16B$7.86B$12.49B$21.26BDividend YieldN/A4.66%5.44%3.53%P/E Ratio12.2417.8019.4229.27Price / Sales2.657.2027.1553.51Price / Cash14.3625.0322.1823.64Price / Book1.924.962.365.38Net Income$432.91M$311.02M$1.01B$996.59M7 Day Performance6.44%5.71%2.14%2.93%1 Month Performance6.53%-0.32%2.14%2.79%1 Year Performance32.73%29.91%540.52%12.70% Axos Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXAxos Financial2.2631 of 5 stars$91.32-1.1%$90.86-0.5%+35.8%$5.16B$1.95B12.241,989Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.8354 of 5 stars$49.54-1.2%$49.71+0.4%+15.7%$3.42B$760.46M11.971,266Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4878 of 5 stars$26.50-0.2%$29.40+10.9%+2.3%$2.54B$852.23M10.602,090Positive NewsInsider TradeFFINFirst Financial Bankshares3.5985 of 5 stars$36.85-2.1%$39.25+6.5%+5.9%$5.27B$752.91M21.421,500News CoveragePositive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.4994 of 5 stars$62.68-1.3%$66.71+6.4%+22.0%$5.31B$2.06B11.543,476News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.6359 of 5 stars$24.300.0%$27.50+13.2%-3.1%$2.36B$905.41M17.111,325SSBSouthState4.352 of 5 stars$99.28-1.1%$115.27+16.1%+7.1%$10.05B$2.12B14.265,030News CoveragePositive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.7127 of 5 stars$57.38-0.8%$66.00+15.0%+11.2%$3.21B$1.40B12.582,309Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.9176 of 5 stars$134.010.0%$145.77+8.8%+30.5%$8.97B$3.97B12.685,903News CoveragePositive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.7943 of 5 stars$16.46-0.2%$18.64+13.3%+15.7%$5.91B$1.64B12.864,280Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHOMBHome BancShares3.7784 of 5 stars$29.75-0.7%$33.20+11.6%+9.6%$5.86B$1.47B13.582,552Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CATY Alternatives FFBC Alternatives FFIN Alternatives HWC Alternatives PPBI Alternatives SSB Alternatives WSFS Alternatives WTFC Alternatives FNB Alternatives HOMB 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 (NYSE:AX) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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