Nelnet (NNI) Competitors $124.77 +2.39 (+1.96%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.80 +0.03 (+0.02%) As of 07/25/2025 04:20 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NNI vs. SLM, CACC, WRLD, ECPG, EZPW, PRAA, GDOT, RM, AXP, and COFShould you be buying Nelnet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nelnet include SLM (SLM), Credit Acceptance (CACC), World Acceptance (WRLD), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), EZCORP (EZPW), PRA Group (PRAA), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), and Capital One Financial (COF). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. Nelnet vs. Its Competitors SLM Credit Acceptance World Acceptance Encore Capital Group EZCORP PRA Group Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) and Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SLM or NNI? SLM has higher revenue and earnings than Nelnet. SLM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nelnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSLM$2.62B2.62$608.33M$2.7811.78Nelnet$2.14B2.12$184.04M$5.2923.59 Do insiders & institutionals believe in SLM or NNI? 98.9% of SLM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Nelnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SLM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of Nelnet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SLM or NNI a better dividend stock? SLM pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nelnet pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SLM pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nelnet pays out 21.2% 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. SLM has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. SLM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer SLM or NNI? SLM currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.90%. Nelnet has a consensus target price of $98.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.46%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than Nelnet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Nelnet 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor SLM or NNI? In the previous week, SLM had 25 more articles in the media than Nelnet. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for SLM and 3 mentions for Nelnet. Nelnet's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat SLM's score of 0.62 indicating that Nelnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLM 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nelnet 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SLM or NNI more profitable? SLM has a net margin of 15.46% compared to Nelnet's net margin of 9.44%. SLM's return on equity of 22.33% beat Nelnet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLM15.46% 22.33% 1.49% Nelnet 9.44%6.00%1.39% Which has more volatility and risk, SLM or NNI? SLM has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nelnet has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySLM beats Nelnet on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nelnet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NNI 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 NNI 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 NNI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNelnetFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.44B$8.05B$12.26B$21.03BDividend Yield0.92%3.46%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio23.5921.4919.0628.45Price / Sales2.122.4726.1171.66Price / Cash14.388.2621.6322.92Price / Book1.371.812.204.68Net Income$184.04M$486.48M$998.02M$995.51M7 Day Performance4.15%1.58%0.58%1.65%1 Month Performance2.91%3.03%3.45%4.54%1 Year Performance10.72%24.87%536.27%10.00% Nelnet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NNINelnet4.136 of 5 stars$124.77+2.0%$98.00-21.5%+11.1%$4.44B$2.14B23.596,739News CoveragePositive NewsSLMSLM4.9297 of 5 stars$33.57+0.5%$33.40-0.5%+42.3%$7.05B$2.62B12.081,710Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpCACCCredit Acceptance2.4263 of 5 stars$514.22-0.2%$440.00-14.4%-9.3%$5.97B$2.19B21.942,431News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.7745 of 5 stars$170.43-0.1%$10.00-94.1%+8.9%$904.98M$564.84M10.422,838Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeECPGEncore Capital Group4.1847 of 5 stars$38.45-1.5%$62.67+63.0%-22.1%$897.81M$1.32B-7.867,350News CoverageEZPWEZCORP4.3086 of 5 stars$14.20+0.1%$18.50+30.3%+29.5%$781.14M$1.16B11.938,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPRAAPRA Group4.8028 of 5 stars$15.86+0.4%$27.00+70.2%-37.1%$628.99M$1.14B8.863,115GDOTGreen Dot2.4373 of 5 stars$10.61-0.8%$12.00+13.2%+9.0%$582.12M$1.83B-81.571,150RMRegional Management4.3051 of 5 stars$32.58+0.7%$34.00+4.4%+0.3%$323.20M$520.37M9.872,131Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeAXPAmerican Express4.5121 of 5 stars$320.83+0.4%$307.68-4.1%+29.7%$224.77B$65.95B22.4075,100Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCOFCapital One Financial4.9275 of 5 stars$220.76+0.4%$222.07+0.6%+43.5%$84.58B$53.94B18.5452,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SLM Alternatives Credit Acceptance Alternatives World Acceptance Alternatives Encore Capital Group Alternatives EZCORP Alternatives PRA Group Alternatives Green Dot Alternatives Regional Management Alternatives American Express Alternatives Capital One Financial 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:NNI) 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 | SponsoredForget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI BoomCold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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