Guild (NYSE:GHLD – Get 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
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
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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