QFIN vs. WD, RIOT, COOP, CIFR, QD, GDOT, OPRT, SOFI, KFY, and ZETA
Should you be buying Qifu Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Qifu Technology include Walker & Dunlop (WD), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Cipher Mining (CIFR), Qudian (QD), Green Dot (GDOT), Oportun Financial (OPRT), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Korn Ferry (KFY), and Zeta Global (ZETA).
Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN) and Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
Qifu Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Qifu Technology pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walker & Dunlop pays out 94.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Qifu Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Qifu Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Walker & Dunlop. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Qifu Technology and 3 mentions for Walker & Dunlop. Qifu Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Walker & Dunlop's score of 0.43 indicating that Qifu Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Walker & Dunlop received 216 more outperform votes than Qifu Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.71% of users gave Qifu Technology an outperform vote while only 60.23% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote.
Qifu Technology has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Qifu Technology presently has a consensus price target of $24.73, suggesting a potential upside of 19.66%. Walker & Dunlop has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.21%. Given Qifu Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Qifu Technology is more favorable than Walker & Dunlop.
74.8% of Qifu Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Qifu Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held 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.
Qifu Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Walker & Dunlop. Qifu Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walker & Dunlop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Qifu Technology has a net margin of 26.29% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 8.87%. Qifu Technology's return on equity of 20.44% beat Walker & Dunlop's return on equity.
Summary
Qifu Technology beats Walker & Dunlop on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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