PRG vs. NNI, ENVA, NAVI, LX, ECPG, WRLD, EZPW, RM, LPRO, and LOAN
Should you be buying Aaron's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aaron's include Nelnet (NNI), Enova International (ENVA), Navient (NAVI), LexinFintech (LX), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Regional Management (RM), Open Lending (LPRO), and Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN). These companies are all part of the "fin - cons loans" industry.
Aaron's vs. Its Competitors
Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) and Aaron's (NYSE:PRG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.
33.5% of Nelnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Aaron's shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.9% of Nelnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Aaron's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Aaron's has higher revenue and earnings than Nelnet. Aaron's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nelnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Nelnet currently has a consensus target price of $98.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.93%. Aaron's has a consensus target price of $44.83, suggesting a potential upside of 46.90%. Given Aaron's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aaron's is more favorable than Nelnet.
Nelnet has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Aaron's' net margin of 8.38%. Aaron's' return on equity of 23.11% beat Nelnet's return on equity.
Nelnet has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aaron's has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Nelnet pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Aaron's pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Nelnet pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aaron's pays out 10.7% 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. Aaron's has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Aaron's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Aaron's had 1 more articles in the media than Nelnet. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aaron's and 2 mentions for Nelnet. Aaron's' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Nelnet's score of 0.33 indicating that Aaron's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Aaron's beats Nelnet on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PRG) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
