PROG (PRG) Competitors

PROG (NYSE:PRG) and Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PRG or UPBD?

98.8% of PROG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Upbound Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PROG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Upbound Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PRG or UPBD?

In the previous week, PROG had 2 more articles in the media than Upbound Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PROG and 2 mentions for Upbound Group. PROG's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Upbound Group's score of 0.00 indicating that PROG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PROG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upbound Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRG or UPBD?

PROG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upbound Group. PROG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upbound Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PROG	$2.60 billion	0.59	$98.71 million	$2.42	13.49
Upbound Group	$4.25 billion	0.42	$12.36 million	$1.12	28.74

Is PRG or UPBD more profitable?

PROG has a net margin of 4.70% compared to Upbound Group's net margin of 1.56%. Upbound Group's return on equity of 38.35% beat PROG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PROG	4.70%	27.54%	10.51%
Upbound Group	1.56%	38.35%	8.00%

Do analysts rate PRG or UPBD?

PROG currently has a consensus price target of $29.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.13%. Given PROG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PROG is more favorable than Upbound Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PROG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Upbound Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, PRG or UPBD?

PROG has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upbound Group has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PRG or UPBD?

PROG received 17 more outperform votes than Upbound Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.57% of users gave PROG an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Upbound Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PROG	Outperform Votes 17 48.57%	Underperform Votes 18 51.43%
Upbound Group	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Summary

PROG beats Upbound Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.