Analyzing Guild (GHLD) & The Competition

Guild (NYSE:GHLDGet Free Report) is one of 154 public companies in the “FIN – MISC SVCS” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Guild to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Guild has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guild’s competitors have a beta of 5.05, indicating that their average stock price is 405% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Guild and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guild 4.40% 7.91% 2.06%
Guild Competitors -14.24% 2.11% -1.39%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Guild and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Guild $1.05 billion $97.13 million 28.71
Guild Competitors $2.90 billion $310.71 million -134.57

Guild’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Guild. Guild is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Guild and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guild 0 5 2 0 2.29
Guild Competitors 619 2646 4168 154 2.51

Guild presently has a consensus price target of $18.10, suggesting a potential downside of 8.63%. As a group, “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies have a potential upside of 2.89%. Given Guild’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Guild has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.5% of Guild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 78.3% of Guild shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Guild competitors beat Guild on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Guild

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Guild Holdings Company originates, sells, and services residential mortgage loans in the United States. It operates in two segments, Origination and Servicing. The company offers residential mortgages through retail and correspondent channels. Guild Holdings Company was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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