Velocity Financial (VEL) Competitors $18.99 +0.02 (+0.11%) Closing price 09/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.98 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 09/24/2025 04:04 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VEL vs. BUR, PRK, BMA, PPBI, NTB, CUBI, CMPO, LC, PWP, and NICShould you be buying Velocity Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Velocity Financial include Burford Capital (BUR), Park National (PRK), Macro Bank (BMA), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), CompoSecure (CMPO), LendingClub (LC), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), and Nicolet Bankshares (NIC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Velocity Financial vs. Its Competitors Burford Capital Park National Macro Bank Pacific Premier Bancorp Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Customers Bancorp CompoSecure LendingClub Perella Weinberg Partners Nicolet Bankshares Velocity Financial (NYSE:VEL) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, VEL or BUR? Velocity Financial has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VEL or BUR? Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Velocity Financial. Velocity Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVelocity Financial$135.80M5.38$68.42M$2.218.59Burford Capital$546.09M4.95$146.48M$1.0811.43 Does the media favor VEL or BUR? In the previous week, Burford Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Velocity Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Burford Capital and 0 mentions for Velocity Financial. Velocity Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Velocity Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Velocity Financial Very Positive Burford Capital Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VEL or BUR? 97.5% of Velocity Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Velocity Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VEL or BUR more profitable? Velocity Financial has a net margin of 51.11% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 37.08%. Velocity Financial's return on equity of 15.89% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Velocity Financial51.11% 15.89% 1.49% Burford Capital 37.08%7.48%3.88% Do analysts recommend VEL or BUR? Velocity Financial presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.85%. Burford Capital has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.81%. Given Burford Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Velocity Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Velocity Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryVelocity Financial beats Burford Capital on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Velocity Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VEL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 VEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVelocity FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$729.18M$7.28B$12.69B$21.69BDividend YieldN/A3.44%5.45%3.52%P/E Ratio8.599.62240.0529.43Price / Sales5.382.9131.6860.13Price / Cash7.2122.9922.7724.47Price / Book1.212.632.304.56Net Income$68.42M$1.82B$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.93%2.01%-0.42%-0.51%1 Month Performance0.20%20.59%1.91%2.89%1 Year Performance-3.36%152.72%540.56%14.77% Velocity Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VELVelocity Financial3.4828 of 5 stars$18.99+0.1%$22.00+15.9%-3.0%$729.18M$135.80M8.59220Positive NewsBURBurford Capital3.9552 of 5 stars$12.56+0.9%$18.00+43.3%-8.1%$2.72B$546.09M11.63140PRKPark National2.25 of 5 stars$166.10-2.0%$177.75+7.0%-1.8%$2.67B$543.45M17.841,790BMAMacro Bank4.8349 of 5 stars$47.54+21.0%$62.17+30.8%-29.0%$2.51B$4.49B4.179,004Gap UpHigh Trading VolumePPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.6893 of 5 stars$24.49flat$27.50+12.3%N/A$2.38B$905.41M17.251,325NTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son4.2638 of 5 stars$44.67-0.3%$51.33+14.9%+19.2%$2.13B$815.73M8.971,306Positive NewsCUBICustomers Bancorp3.3875 of 5 stars$66.59+0.1%$69.88+4.9%+43.7%$2.10B$1.39B16.48640Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCMPOCompoSecure1.7775 of 5 stars$20.26+2.5%$17.67-12.8%+46.2%$2.02B$420.57M-12.061,007LCLendingClub4.0554 of 5 stars$17.71+0.5%$16.57-6.4%+53.2%$2.02B$787.01M27.681,002PWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.0183 of 5 stars$22.21-2.6%$23.67+6.6%+9.2%$2.00B$878.04M27.09600NICNicolet Bankshares3.5173 of 5 stars$131.38-1.7%$145.33+10.6%+36.8%$1.99B$520.63M15.08860Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUR Alternatives PRK Alternatives BMA Alternatives PPBI Alternatives NTB Alternatives CUBI Alternatives CMPO Alternatives LC Alternatives PWP Alternatives NIC 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:VEL) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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