PRG vs. UPBD, MGRC, UE, USA, BANR, JBGS, SPNT, EFSC, GAB, and BOH
Should you be buying PROG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PROG include Upbound Group (UPBD), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Urban Edge Properties (UE), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Banner (BANR), JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS), SiriusPoint (SPNT), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), and Bank of Hawaii (BOH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
PROG vs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
PROG beats Upbound Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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