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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.
Green Dot has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maximus has a beta of 0.61, meaning 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 3.32%. Maximus has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.90%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maximus is more favorable than Green Dot.
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.
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 1.10 beat Green Dot's score of 0.37 indicating that Maximus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
92.6% of Green Dot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Maximus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Green Dot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Maximus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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
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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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This page (NYSE:GDOT) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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