Guild (GHLD) Competitors $19.86 -0.01 (-0.03%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.86 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/25/2025 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GHLD vs. FLG, AX, AUB, SFBS, IFS, ASB, BMA, CORZ, UCB, and CLSKShould you be buying Guild stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guild include Flagstar Financial (FLG), AXOS FINANCIAL (AX), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Associated Banc (ASB), Macro Bank (BMA), Core Scientific (CORZ), United Community Banks (UCB), and Cleanspark (CLSK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Guild vs. Its Competitors Flagstar Financial AXOS FINANCIAL Atlantic Union Bankshares ServisFirst Bancshares Intercorp Financial Services Associated Banc Macro Bank Core Scientific United Community Banks Cleanspark Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) and Guild (NYSE:GHLD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts recommend FLG or GHLD? Flagstar Financial presently has a consensus price target of $13.22, suggesting a potential upside of 15.48%. Guild has a consensus price target of $18.42, suggesting a potential downside of 7.24%. Given Flagstar Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flagstar Financial is more favorable than Guild.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Flagstar Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Guild 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has higher valuation & earnings, FLG or GHLD? Guild has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flagstar Financial. Flagstar Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guild, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlagstar Financial$2.32B2.05-$1.12B-$2.60-4.40Guild$1.04B1.19$97.13M$0.6928.78 Does the media favor FLG or GHLD? In the previous week, Flagstar Financial had 16 more articles in the media than Guild. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Flagstar Financial and 6 mentions for Guild. Flagstar Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Guild's score of -0.21 indicating that Flagstar Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Flagstar Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Guild 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is FLG or GHLD a better dividend stock? Flagstar Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Guild pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Flagstar Financial pays out -1.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Guild pays out 144.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more volatility & risk, FLG or GHLD? Flagstar Financial has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guild has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in FLG or GHLD? 67.9% of Flagstar Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Guild shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of Flagstar Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.3% of Guild shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is FLG or GHLD more profitable? Guild has a net margin of 4.40% compared to Flagstar Financial's net margin of -14.21%. Guild's return on equity of 7.91% beat Flagstar Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flagstar Financial-14.21% -9.68% -0.70% Guild 4.40%7.91%2.06% SummaryFlagstar Financial beats Guild on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Guild News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GHLD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GHLD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart GHLD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGuildFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$7.94B$12.26B$21.03BDividend YieldN/A4.71%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio28.7818.8119.0628.45Price / Sales1.195.4426.1171.66Price / Cash10.4021.4421.6322.92Price / Book0.982.792.204.68Net Income$97.13M$311.63M$998.02M$995.51M7 Day Performance0.08%0.43%0.58%1.65%1 Month Performance0.57%18.47%3.45%4.54%1 Year Performance36.55%27.46%536.27%10.00% Guild Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHLDGuild1.9568 of 5 stars$19.860.0%$18.42-7.2%+40.1%$1.23B$1.04B28.785,270News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeFLGFlagstar Financial2.7813 of 5 stars$11.83+0.6%$13.22+11.8%N/A$4.88B$6.35B-4.556,993Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAXAXOS FINANCIAL3.0195 of 5 stars$85.500.0%$85.86+0.4%+12.6%$4.82B$1.88B11.651,781Upcoming EarningsAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.2702 of 5 stars$33.00-0.7%$39.00+18.2%-19.7%$4.70B$857.44M14.411,880Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSFBSServisFirst Bancshares3.21 of 5 stars$82.58-0.5%$87.50+6.0%+1.2%$4.53B$981.18M18.77570Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastIFSIntercorp Financial Services4.105 of 5 stars$36.96-1.8%$30.00-18.8%+60.3%$4.31B$1.68B9.868,542Positive NewsInsider TradeASBAssociated Banc4.8973 of 5 stars$25.58-0.9%$27.22+6.4%+6.9%$4.28B$1.05B29.744,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBMAMacro Bank3.3061 of 5 stars$65.06+0.8%$62.13-4.5%+40.4%$4.12B$4.49B5.709,004Positive NewsCORZCore Scientific2.9026 of 5 stars$13.27-0.6%$18.22+37.3%+46.2%$3.98B$510.67M-2.64200Analyst ForecastUCBUnited Community BanksN/A$31.52-0.6%N/AN/A$3.85B$1.50B14.942,979News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCLSKCleanspark3.5577 of 5 stars$12.39-3.1%$20.38+64.4%-26.9%$3.59B$378.97M-12.91130News CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FLG Alternatives AX Alternatives AUB Alternatives SFBS Alternatives IFS Alternatives ASB Alternatives BMA Alternatives CORZ Alternatives UCB Alternatives CLSK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GHLD) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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