Axos Financial (AX) Competitors

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media favor AX or ALLY?

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Ally Financial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Axos Financial and 19 mentions for Ally Financial. Ally Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Axos Financial's score of 0.28 indicating that Ally Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ally Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AX or ALLY?

Axos Financial presently has a consensus price target of $67.25, indicating a potential downside of 12.42%. Ally Financial has a consensus price target of $42.78, indicating a potential downside of 3.09%. Given Ally Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ally Financial is more favorable than Axos Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ally Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AX or ALLY?

Ally Financial received 663 more outperform votes than Axos Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.42% of users gave Ally Financial an outperform vote while only 53.80% of users gave Axos Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Axos Financial	Outperform Votes 92 53.80%	Underperform Votes 79 46.20%
Ally Financial	Outperform Votes 755 64.42%	Underperform Votes 417 35.58%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AX or ALLY?

Ally Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Axos Financial. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ally Financial, 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
Axos Financial	$1.28B	3.40	$307.17M	$7.37	10.35
Ally Financial	$8.21B	1.63	$1.02B	$2.45	17.94

Is AX or ALLY more profitable?

Axos Financial has a net margin of 24.39% compared to Ally Financial's net margin of 10.26%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 18.57% beat Ally Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	24.39%	18.57%	1.77%
Ally Financial	10.26%	8.37%	0.48%

Which has more risk & volatility, AX or ALLY?

Axos Financial has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ally Financial has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AX or ALLY?

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Ally Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Axos Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ally Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Axos Financial and Ally Financial tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.