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NYSE:BFH

Bread Financial (BFH) Competitors

$33.53
-0.67 (-1.96%)
(As of 10/2/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$32.30
$33.71
50-Day Range
$33.70
$41.57
52-Week Range
$23.19
$44.52
Volume
1.10 million shs
Average Volume
858,321 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.68 billion
P/E Ratio
3.34
Dividend Yield
2.51%
Price Target
$41.63

BFH vs. FA, NVEI, PAYO, ADV, ENV, CBZ, ACCD, RPAY, CNDT, and PSFE

Should you be buying Bread Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bread Financial include First Advantage (FA), Nuvei (NVEI), Payoneer Global (PAYO), Advantage Solutions (ADV), Envestnet (ENV), CBIZ (CBZ), Accolade (ACCD), Repay (RPAY), Conduent (CNDT), and Paysafe (PSFE). These companies are all part of the "business services, not elsewhere classified" industry.

Bread Financial vs.

Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) and First Advantage (NYSE:FA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, First Advantage had 2 more articles in the media than Bread Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Advantage and 5 mentions for Bread Financial. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Bread Financial's score of -0.49 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bread Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Advantage
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bread Financial$4.33B0.39$223M$10.043.34
First Advantage$810.02M2.46$64.60M$0.3242.94

Bread Financial has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Bread Financial has a net margin of 10.05% compared to First Advantage's net margin of 6.29%. Bread Financial's return on equity of 20.52% beat First Advantage's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bread Financial10.05% 20.52% 2.28%
First Advantage 6.29%12.88%7.71%

Bread Financial currently has a consensus target price of $41.63, indicating a potential upside of 24.14%. First Advantage has a consensus target price of $15.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Bread Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bread Financial is more favorable than First Advantage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bread Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13
First Advantage
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

99.5% of Bread Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of First Advantage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bread Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of First Advantage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Advantage received 16 more outperform votes than Bread Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.63% of users gave First Advantage an outperform vote while only 16.00% of users gave Bread Financial an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Bread FinancialOutperform Votes
4
16.00%
Underperform Votes
21
84.00%
First AdvantageOutperform Votes
20
52.63%
Underperform Votes
18
47.37%

Summary

Bread Financial and First Advantage tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BFH vs. The Competition

MetricBread FinancialBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.68B$14.70B$5.33B$14.92B
Dividend Yield2.46%2.46%2.88%3.77%
P/E Ratio3.3422.8722.9022.17
Price / Sales0.393.14153.438.76
Price / Cash3.8117.5015.8015.11
Price / Book0.745.644.726.62
Net Income$223M$154.14M$80.24M$899.71M
7 Day Performance-2.30%0.04%-1.23%-1.77%
1 Month Performance-13.43%-6.08%-7.69%-7.14%
1 Year Performance6.61%0.46%1.19%8.71%

Bread Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FA
First Advantage
1.7916 of 5 stars
$13.69
-1.3%
$15.17
+10.8%
+7.1%$1.99B$810.02M42.785,800
NVEI
Nuvei
2.9073 of 5 stars
$14.99
-1.1%
$37.54
+150.4%
-45.4%$2.08B$843.32M107.071,690Positive News
PAYO
Payoneer Global
2.3504 of 5 stars
$5.89
-3.9%
$8.25
+40.1%
+2.6%$2.12B$627.62M196.332,336
ADV
Advantage Solutions
2.182 of 5 stars
$2.82
-0.7%
$4.10
+45.4%
+33.3%$915.23M$4.05B-0.6275,000Positive News
ENV
Envestnet
2.0003 of 5 stars
$45.54
-3.5%
$64.50
+41.6%
-4.4%$2.48B$1.24B-21.383,429
CBZ
CBIZ
2.4699 of 5 stars
$52.10
+0.1%
$58.00
+11.3%
+19.9%$2.60B$1.51B22.956,500Short Interest ↓
ACCD
Accolade
2.4462 of 5 stars
$10.45
-2.4%
$15.59
+49.2%
-8.3%$790.33M$363.14M-4.842,370Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
RPAY
Repay
2.8602 of 5 stars
$7.42
-3.4%
$10.50
+41.5%
+5.4%$746.16M$279.23M-19.53579
CNDT
Conduent
0 of 5 stars
$3.36
-3.2%
N/A+5.7%$731.61M$3.86B-2.1462,000Short Interest ↑
PSFE
Paysafe
2.448 of 5 stars
$11.92
-1.2%
$25.54
+114.4%
-30.5%$724.31M$1.50B-18.333,300Positive News

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