Green Dot Competitors

Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) and American Express (NYSE:AXP) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of American Express shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Green Dot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Express shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Green Dot and American Express, as reported by MarketBeat.

Green Dot currently has a consensus target price of $54.8182, indicating a potential upside of 17.23%. American Express has a consensus target price of $121.60, indicating a potential downside of 18.93%. Given Green Dot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Green Dot is more favorable than American Express.

Profitability

This table compares Green Dot and American Express' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Green Dot has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Express has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Green Dot and American Express' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

American Express beats Green Dot on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) and Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Capital One Financial and Green Dot, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Capital One Financial currently has a consensus price target of $123.8571, indicating a potential downside of 9.38%. Green Dot has a consensus price target of $54.8182, indicating a potential upside of 17.23%. Given Green Dot's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Green Dot is more favorable than Capital One Financial.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.6% of Capital One Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Capital One Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Green Dot shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Capital One Financial has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Dot has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Capital One Financial and Green Dot's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Capital One Financial and Green Dot's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

Capital One Financial beats Green Dot on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) and Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Discover Financial Services and Green Dot, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Discover Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $93.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.06%. Green Dot has a consensus target price of $54.8182, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. Given Green Dot's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Green Dot is more favorable than Discover Financial Services.

Profitability

This table compares Discover Financial Services and Green Dot's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Discover Financial Services has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Dot has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Discover Financial Services and Green Dot's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.7% of Discover Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Green Dot shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Discover Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Green Dot 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.

Summary

Discover Financial Services beats Green Dot on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) and SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Green Dot and SLM, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Green Dot currently has a consensus target price of $54.8182, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. SLM has a consensus target price of $20.1250, suggesting a potential upside of 4.44%. Given Green Dot's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Green Dot is more favorable than SLM.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Green Dot and SLM's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of SLM shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Green Dot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of SLM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Green Dot has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SLM has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Green Dot and SLM's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

SLM beats Green Dot on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Credit Acceptance (NASDAQ:CACC) and Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Credit Acceptance has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Dot has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Credit Acceptance and Green Dot's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Credit Acceptance and Green Dot, as provided by MarketBeat.

Credit Acceptance currently has a consensus price target of $355.25, suggesting a potential downside of 5.26%. Green Dot has a consensus price target of $54.8182, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. Given Green Dot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Green Dot is more favorable than Credit Acceptance.

Profitability

This table compares Credit Acceptance and Green Dot's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.4% of Credit Acceptance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Green Dot shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Credit Acceptance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Green Dot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Credit Acceptance beats Green Dot on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) and Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Green Dot and Nelnet's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Nelnet shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Green Dot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of Nelnet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Green Dot has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nelnet has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Green Dot and Nelnet's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Nelnet has higher revenue and earnings than Green Dot.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Green Dot and Nelnet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Green Dot presently has a consensus price target of $54.8182, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. Nelnet has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.21%. Given Green Dot's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Green Dot is more favorable than Nelnet.

Summary

Green Dot beats Nelnet on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.