Guild (GHLD) Competitors $12.72 -0.34 (-2.58%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.72 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 04:05 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. EBC, BUR, FHB, INTR, RIOT, LU, ENVA, AUB, PRK, and CORZShould you be buying Guild stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guild include Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Burford Capital (BUR), First Hawaiian (FHB), Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Lufax (LU), Enova International (ENVA), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), Park National (PRK), and Core Scientific (CORZ). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Guild vs. Eastern Bankshares Burford Capital First Hawaiian Inter & Co, Inc. Riot Platforms Lufax Enova International Atlantic Union Bankshares Park National Core Scientific Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) and Guild (NYSE:GHLD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is EBC or GHLD more profitable? Eastern Bankshares has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Guild's net margin of -12.78%. Guild's return on equity of 6.21% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastern Bankshares11.07% 6.02% 0.85% Guild -12.78%6.21%1.76% Which has more volatility and risk, EBC or GHLD? Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guild has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate EBC or GHLD? Eastern Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.37%. Guild has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.48%. Given Guild's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Guild is more favorable than Eastern Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eastern Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Guild 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EBC or GHLD? Eastern Bankshares received 6 more outperform votes than Guild when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.00% of users gave Eastern Bankshares an outperform vote while only 37.74% of users gave Guild an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEastern BanksharesOutperform Votes2652.00% Underperform Votes2448.00% GuildOutperform Votes2037.74% Underperform Votes3362.26% Is EBC or GHLD a better dividend stock? Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Guild pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Eastern Bankshares pays out -80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Guild pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EBC or GHLD? 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Guild shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.5% of Guild shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, EBC or GHLD? Eastern Bankshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guild. Eastern Bankshares 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 RatioEastern Bankshares$527.89M6.21$119.56M-$0.65-23.62Guild$1.06B0.76-$39.01M$1.548.54 Does the media prefer EBC or GHLD? In the previous week, Eastern Bankshares had 20 more articles in the media than Guild. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Eastern Bankshares and 4 mentions for Guild. Guild's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Eastern Bankshares' score of 0.84 indicating that Guild is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eastern Bankshares 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guild 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEastern Bankshares and Guild tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricGuildMortgage bankers & correspondents IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$814.04M$4.91B$11.24B$19.18BDividend YieldN/A7.10%5.76%4.00%P/E Ratio-8.488.5322.3433.34Price / Sales0.762.7026.4129.24Price / Cash9.906.7717.6017.52Price / Book0.681.572.694.54Net Income-$39.01M$34.11M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.20%2.81%1.52%1.85%1 Month Performance-10.85%-6.59%0.16%-2.36%1 Year Performance-6.34%40.86%538.48%5.18% Guild Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHLDGuild4.4569 of 5 stars$12.72-2.6%$16.50+29.7%-4.1%$787.61M$1.06B-8.215,100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEBCEastern Bankshares4.7338 of 5 stars$14.85+0.5%$19.25+29.6%+15.7%$3.17B$731.51M22.162,150Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeBURBurford Capital4.158 of 5 stars$13.60-0.6%$19.50+43.4%-12.3%$2.98B$341.23M11.72140FHBFirst Hawaiian3.6596 of 5 stars$22.94+0.4%$27.29+18.9%+6.5%$2.89B$780.50M12.822,000Positive NewsINTRInter & Co, Inc.2.2283 of 5 stars$6.59-1.2%$6.78+2.9%+28.5%$2.86B$6.40B16.903,235Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsRIOTRiot Platforms3.6363 of 5 stars$7.63-1.8%$16.73+119.2%-20.9%$2.67B$376.66M17.74340Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageLULufax1.4 of 5 stars$2.95-5.4%$2.98+0.8%-36.0%$2.56B$20.29B-3.8392,400Analyst DowngradePositive NewsENVAEnova International3.5423 of 5 stars$99.19+1.3%$111.00+11.9%+50.3%$2.54B$2.66B13.331,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.6754 of 5 stars$27.54+2.4%$39.40+43.1%-13.7%$2.48B$817.42M12.031,880High Trading VolumePRKPark National2.2875 of 5 stars$151.78+2.7%$181.75+19.7%+15.0%$2.45B$520.61M16.301,790Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCORZCore Scientific3.0329 of 5 stars$8.24-0.8%$19.07+131.4%+185.0%$2.43B$510.67M-1.52200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EBC Alternatives BUR Alternatives FHB Alternatives INTR Alternatives RIOT Alternatives LU Alternatives ENVA Alternatives AUB Alternatives PRK Alternatives CORZ 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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