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$20.11 +0.03 (+0.15%)
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GHLD vs. HWC, GBCI, AX, FLG, AUB, BMA, SFBS, IFS, RIOT, and ASB

Should you be buying Guild stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guild include Hancock Whitney (HWC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Axos Financial (AX), Flagstar Financial (FLG), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), Macro Bank (BMA), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Riot Platforms (RIOT), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Guild vs. Its Competitors

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) and Guild (NYSE:GHLD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guild has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 6 more articles in the media than Guild. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 3 mentions for Guild. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Guild's score of 0.58 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hancock Whitney
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Guild
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus target price of $66.71, suggesting a potential upside of 11.45%. Guild has a consensus target price of $18.42, suggesting a potential downside of 8.42%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Guild.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hancock Whitney
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Guild
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Guild shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.3% of Guild 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.

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 23.28% compared to Guild's net margin of 2.56%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.21% beat Guild's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hancock Whitney23.28% 11.21% 1.35%
Guild 2.56%8.92%2.27%

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Guild. Hancock Whitney 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 Ratio
Hancock Whitney$2.06B2.47$460.82M$5.4311.02
Guild$1.05B1.19$97.13M$0.3951.56

Summary

Hancock Whitney beats Guild 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 GHLD 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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GHLD vs. The Competition

MetricGuildFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.25B$7.74B$12.44B$20.94B
Dividend YieldN/A4.77%5.55%3.58%
P/E Ratio51.5718.9919.6227.94
Price / Sales1.197.1226.7156.00
Price / Cash10.5124.3221.8523.77
Price / Book1.034.362.285.26
Net Income$97.13M$311.03M$1.00B$994.11M
7 Day Performance0.25%1.02%1.23%1.79%
1 Month Performance1.33%5.13%1.37%1.73%
1 Year Performance28.75%28.34%539.15%13.35%

Guild Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GHLD
Guild
2.0491 of 5 stars
$20.11
+0.1%
$18.42
-8.4%
+36.5%$1.25B$1.05B51.575,270
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.7727 of 5 stars
$58.89
+2.2%
$66.71
+13.3%
+21.0%$4.94B$2.06B10.853,476Positive News
Dividend Announcement
GBCI
Glacier Bancorp
0.9001 of 5 stars
$43.76
+2.1%
N/AN/A$4.87B$1.27B22.793,595News Coverage
AX
Axos Financial
2.7843 of 5 stars
$85.61
+1.4%
$90.86
+6.1%
+41.5%$4.76B$1.95B11.481,781
FLG
Flagstar Financial
3.5058 of 5 stars
$11.22
+0.2%
$13.22
+17.8%
N/A$4.65B$6.35B-6.806,993Positive News
AUB
Atlantic Union Bankshares
4.7843 of 5 stars
$31.22
-0.3%
$38.33
+22.8%
-8.8%$4.45B$1.05B13.631,880Positive News
BMA
Macro Bank
4.069 of 5 stars
$69.44
+2.6%
$62.13
-10.5%
+15.9%$4.33B$4.49B6.099,004News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Cut
SFBS
ServisFirst Bancshares
3.6927 of 5 stars
$78.21
+1.2%
$90.50
+15.7%
+7.8%$4.22B$981.18M17.11570Positive News
IFS
Intercorp Financial Services
4.169 of 5 stars
$36.19
+0.5%
$30.00
-17.1%
+66.0%$4.12B$1.68B9.658,542News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
RIOT
Riot Platforms
3.3387 of 5 stars
$11.42
+3.5%
$17.39
+52.3%
+47.5%$4.08B$376.66M-26.56340
ASB
Associated Banc
4.7625 of 5 stars
$24.38
+1.2%
$27.78
+14.0%
+17.1%$4.00B$2.39B31.664,000Positive News

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