CURO Group Competitors

LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX) and CURO Group (NYSE:CURO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for LexinFintech and CURO Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

LexinFintech presently has a consensus price target of $13.1950, suggesting a potential upside of 21.61%. CURO Group has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.35%. Given CURO Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CURO Group is more favorable than LexinFintech.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.0% of CURO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.5% of CURO Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares LexinFintech and CURO Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LexinFintech and CURO Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Risk & Volatility

LexinFintech has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CURO Group has a beta of 3.13, meaning that its stock price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CURO Group beats LexinFintech on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

CURO Group (NYSE:CURO) and AMTD International (NYSE:HKIB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

CURO Group has a beta of 3.13, suggesting that its stock price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMTD International has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CURO Group and AMTD International's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

AMTD International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CURO Group.

Profitability

This table compares CURO Group and AMTD International's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.0% of CURO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of AMTD International shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.5% of CURO Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CURO Group and AMTD International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

CURO Group presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.35%. Given CURO Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CURO Group is more favorable than AMTD International.

Summary

CURO Group beats AMTD International on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

CURO Group (NYSE:CURO) and Sprott (NYSE:SII) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares CURO Group and Sprott's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

CURO Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CURO Group pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sprott pays out 2,400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CURO Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.0% of CURO Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.0% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. 51.5% of CURO Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CURO Group and Sprott's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for CURO Group and Sprott, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

CURO Group currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.35%. Sprott has a consensus target price of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.58%. Given Sprott's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sprott is more favorable than CURO Group.

Summary

CURO Group beats Sprott on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Blucora (NASDAQ:BCOR) and CURO Group (NYSE:CURO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.2% of Blucora shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of CURO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Blucora shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.5% of CURO Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blucora and CURO Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Profitability

This table compares Blucora and CURO Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Blucora and CURO Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Blucora presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.50%. CURO Group has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.35%. Given CURO Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CURO Group is more favorable than Blucora.

Risk and Volatility

Blucora has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CURO Group has a beta of 3.13, indicating that its stock price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CURO Group beats Blucora on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

CURO Group (NYSE:CURO) and Qudian (NYSE:QD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for CURO Group and Qudian, as reported by MarketBeat.

CURO Group currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.35%. Qudian has a consensus target price of $1.33, indicating a potential downside of 43.88%. Given CURO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CURO Group is more favorable than Qudian.

Profitability

This table compares CURO Group and Qudian's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CURO Group and Qudian's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Qudian has higher revenue and earnings than CURO Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.0% of CURO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.5% of CURO Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

CURO Group has a beta of 3.13, suggesting that its share price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qudian has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CURO Group beats Qudian on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) and CURO Group (NYSE:CURO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Oportun Financial and CURO Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oportun Financial and CURO Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Risk & Volatility

Oportun Financial has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CURO Group has a beta of 3.13, indicating that its stock price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Oportun Financial and CURO Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Oportun Financial presently has a consensus target price of $20.1250, suggesting a potential upside of 10.03%. CURO Group has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.35%. Given CURO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CURO Group is more favorable than Oportun Financial.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.7% of Oportun Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of CURO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Oportun Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.5% of CURO Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CURO Group beats Oportun Financial on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.