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GDOT vs. MMS, ROL, ECPG, WRLD, EZPW, PRAA, RM, AXP, COF, and DFS

Should you be buying Green Dot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Green Dot include Maximus (MMS), Rollins (ROL), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), PRA Group (PRAA), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), and Discover Financial Services (DFS).

Green Dot vs. Its Competitors

Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) and Maximus (NYSE:MMS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, Maximus had 2 more articles in the media than Green Dot. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Maximus and 4 mentions for Green Dot. Maximus' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Green Dot's score of 0.37 indicating that Maximus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Green Dot
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Maximus
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

92.6% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Maximus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Green Dot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Maximus 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.

Maximus has a net margin of 5.56% compared to Green Dot's net margin of -0.31%. Maximus' return on equity of 23.37% beat Green Dot's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Green Dot-0.31% 8.82% 1.45%
Maximus 5.56%23.37%9.95%

Green Dot has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maximus has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Green Dot presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.51%. Maximus has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.24%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maximus is more favorable than Green Dot.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Green Dot
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Maximus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Green Dot$1.72B0.35-$26.70M-$0.13-85.46
Maximus$5.40B0.74$306.91M$5.0314.17

Summary

Maximus beats Green Dot on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GDOT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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GDOT vs. The Competition

MetricGreen DotFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$610.93M$35.06B$13.21B$20.71B
Dividend YieldN/A2.36%2.68%3.72%
P/E Ratio-85.4530.4128.5627.80
Price / Sales0.3510.1939.8447.18
Price / Cash4.6020.6126.0718.22
Price / Book0.698.016.274.59
Net Income-$26.70M$1.11B$188.15M$982.91M
7 Day Performance1.55%0.13%1.87%0.65%
1 Month Performance16.03%2.31%2.51%4.26%
1 Year Performance17.32%51.29%37.40%13.93%

Green Dot Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GDOT
Green Dot
1.8085 of 5 stars
$11.11
-0.2%
$11.50
+3.5%
+18.1%$610.93M$1.72B-85.451,150
MMS
Maximus
3.8135 of 5 stars
$70.38
+0.6%
$90.00
+27.9%
-16.4%$3.94B$5.31B13.9941,100News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
ROL
Rollins
3.4785 of 5 stars
$56.49
+0.6%
$58.78
+4.0%
+11.5%$27.22B$3.39B57.0620,265Trending News
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
3.8722 of 5 stars
$38.71
-1.8%
$62.67
+61.9%
-2.7%$920.66M$1.32B-7.927,350News Coverage
Positive News
WRLD
World Acceptance
2.4658 of 5 stars
$165.12
-1.8%
$10.00
-93.9%
+40.0%$892.05M$564.84M10.092,838Positive News
EZPW
EZCORP
4.3671 of 5 stars
$13.88
+1.9%
$18.25
+31.5%
+39.4%$749.29M$1.16B11.668,000
PRAA
PRA Group
4.1963 of 5 stars
$14.75
-2.3%
$27.00
+83.1%
-20.2%$598.45M$1.11B8.243,115
RM
Regional Management
4.28 of 5 stars
$29.34
+0.0%
$34.00
+15.9%
+23.3%$290.97M$588.50M8.892,131
AXP
American Express
4.6152 of 5 stars
$319.45
+0.7%
$296.05
-7.3%
+37.0%$222.22B$65.95B22.3175,100Positive News
COF
Capital One Financial
4.9623 of 5 stars
$212.86
+0.9%
$215.86
+1.4%
+60.3%$80.85B$53.94B17.8752,600Positive News
DFS
Discover Financial Services
2.9024 of 5 stars
$197.76
-1.4%
$191.64
-3.1%
+53.4%$49.77B$18.00B12.3920,200News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:GDOT) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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