Axos Financial (AX) Competitors

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AX vs. CATY, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, and WSFS

Should you buy Axos Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Axos Financial 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 Axos Financial include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Axos Financial compare to Cathay General Bancorp?

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) and Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 23.79% compared to Axos Financial's net margin of 22.53%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 16.48% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathay General Bancorp	23.79%	11.37%	1.38%
Axos Financial	22.53%	16.48%	1.72%

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Axos Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Axos Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.59%. Axos Financial has a consensus target price of $109.40, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Given Axos Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axos Financial is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathay General Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Cathay General Bancorp. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, 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
Cathay General Bancorp	$1.38B	2.72	$315.12M	$4.85	11.60
Axos Financial	$1.95B	2.44	$432.91M	$8.23	10.13

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Axos Financial and 3 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Axos Financial's score of 0.69 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cathay General Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axos Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Axos Financial has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Axos Financial beats Cathay General Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Axos Financial compare to First Financial Bancorp.?

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Axos Financial has a net margin of 22.53% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.92%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 16.48% beat First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	22.53%	16.48%	1.72%
First Financial Bancorp.	20.92%	11.09%	1.49%

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Axos Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Axos Financial currently has a consensus target price of $109.40, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.60%. Given Axos Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Axos Financial is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
First Financial Bancorp.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Bancorp.. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bancorp., 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	$1.95B	2.44	$432.91M	$8.23	10.13
First Financial Bancorp.	$1.26B	2.51	$255.60M	$2.83	10.64

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 1 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Axos Financial and 4 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Axos Financial's score of 0.69 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Financial Bancorp.	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Axos Financial has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Axos Financial beats First Financial Bancorp. on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Axos Financial compare to Hope Bancorp?

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

Axos Financial has a net margin of 22.53% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 6.56%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 16.48% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	22.53%	16.48%	1.72%
Hope Bancorp	6.56%	5.32%	0.65%

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Axos Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are held 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.

Axos Financial currently has a consensus target price of $109.40, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Axos Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axos Financial is more favorable than Hope Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Hope Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Axos Financial has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Hope Bancorp. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, 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	$1.95B	2.44	$432.91M	$8.23	10.13
Hope Bancorp	$967.63M	1.58	$61.59M	$0.52	23.04

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Axos Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 5 mentions for Axos Financial. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Axos Financial's score of 0.69 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hope Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Axos Financial beats Hope Bancorp on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Axos Financial compare to Hancock Whitney?

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) and Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus price target of $76.86, indicating a potential upside of 16.82%. Axos Financial has a consensus price target of $109.40, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Given Axos Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axos Financial is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hancock Whitney	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Axos Financial has a net margin of 22.53% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.34%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 16.48% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hancock Whitney	21.34%	11.20%	1.40%
Axos Financial	22.53%	16.48%	1.72%

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Axos Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Axos Financial 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.

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Axos Financial. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, 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
Hancock Whitney	$2.02B	2.64	$486.07M	$4.87	13.51
Axos Financial	$1.95B	2.44	$432.91M	$8.23	10.13

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Axos Financial has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 5 more articles in the media than Axos Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 5 mentions for Axos Financial. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Axos Financial's score of 0.69 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hancock Whitney	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axos Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Axos Financial beats Hancock Whitney on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Axos Financial compare to WSFS Financial?

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) and WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than WSFS Financial. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WSFS 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	$1.95B	2.44	$432.91M	$8.23	10.13
WSFS Financial	$1.36B	2.70	$287.35M	$5.62	12.55

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Axos Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of WSFS Financial shares are owned 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.

WSFS Financial has a net margin of 22.55% compared to Axos Financial's net margin of 22.53%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 16.48% beat WSFS Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	22.53%	16.48%	1.72%
WSFS Financial	22.55%	11.23%	1.43%

Axos Financial presently has a consensus price target of $109.40, suggesting a potential upside of 31.22%. WSFS Financial has a consensus price target of $77.07, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. Given Axos Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Axos Financial is more favorable than WSFS Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
WSFS Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Axos Financial has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WSFS Financial has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 1 more articles in the media than WSFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Axos Financial and 4 mentions for WSFS Financial. WSFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Axos Financial's score of 0.69 indicating that WSFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WSFS Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Axos Financial beats WSFS Financial on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Axos Financial	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$4.71B	$7.06B	$13.44B	$22.91B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.77%	5.84%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	10.13	107.56	24.18	27.68
Price / Sales	2.44	12.66	174.43	24.98
Price / Cash	13.05	74.26	20.45	25.31
Price / Book	1.55	2.66	2.15	4.67
Net Income	$432.91M	$301.20M	$1.11B	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-4.97%	0.86%	-0.67%	-0.76%
1 Month Performance	-11.27%	3.85%	0.57%	1.73%
1 Year Performance	14.60%	18.98%	11.19%	25.04%

Axos Financial Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AX Axos Financial	3.6086 of 5 stars	$83.37 +0.7%	$109.40 +31.2%	+12.6%	$4.71B	$1.95B	10.13	1,989
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	2.532 of 5 stars	$56.38 -0.1%	$52.00 -7.8%	+23.6%	$3.78B	$1.38B	11.62	1,268
FFBC First Financial Bancorp.	3.9736 of 5 stars	$29.99 -1.4%	$33.00 +10.1%	+18.1%	$3.19B	$1.26B	10.60	2,199	Positive News
HOPE Hope Bancorp	4.887 of 5 stars	$12.37 -1.7%	$14.50 +17.2%	+12.5%	$1.61B	$967.63M	23.79	1,434
HWC Hancock Whitney	3.7879 of 5 stars	$66.39 -1.2%	$76.86 +15.8%	+12.3%	$5.48B	$2.02B	13.63	3,627	Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision

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Axos Financial (AX) Competitors

AX vs. CATY, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, and WSFS

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Axos Financial (AX) Competitors

AX vs. CATY, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, and WSFS

How does Axos Financial compare to Cathay General Bancorp?

Is CATY or AX more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CATY or AX?

Do analysts recommend CATY or AX?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CATY or AX?

Does the media favor CATY or AX?

Which has more risk & volatility, CATY or AX?

Summary

How does Axos Financial compare to First Financial Bancorp.?

Is AX or FFBC more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AX or FFBC?

Do analysts rate AX or FFBC?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AX or FFBC?

Does the media refer more to AX or FFBC?

Which has more volatility & risk, AX or FFBC?

Summary

How does Axos Financial compare to Hope Bancorp?

Is AX or HOPE more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AX or HOPE?

Do analysts rate AX or HOPE?

Which has more risk & volatility, AX or HOPE?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AX or HOPE?

Does the media prefer AX or HOPE?

Summary

How does Axos Financial compare to Hancock Whitney?

Do analysts rate HWC or AX?

Is HWC or AX more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HWC or AX?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HWC or AX?

Which has more volatility and risk, HWC or AX?

Does the media refer more to HWC or AX?

Summary

How does Axos Financial compare to WSFS Financial?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AX or WSFS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AX or WSFS?

Is AX or WSFS more profitable?

Do analysts rate AX or WSFS?

Which has more risk and volatility, AX or WSFS?

Does the media refer more to AX or WSFS?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

AX vs. The Competition

Axos Financial Competitors List

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