ATLC
Atlanticus Holdings Corporation
ATLC has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ATLC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ATLC's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ATLC.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
ATLC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.9x | $55.81 | -30% |
| Forward | 6.4x | $79.30 | — |
| Current | 7x | $79.30 | — |
| Fair | 8x | $90.95 | +15% |
| Expensive | 11x | $126 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ATLC's PE is 7.0x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK has the edge over ATLC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ATLC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ATLC, with profitability improving.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
ATLC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.40 | +9.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.69 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.70 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.96 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.63 | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.69 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.17 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.77 | +12% |
ATLC has the edge over BLK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK earned $43.87 per share over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
ATLC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $238.1M | +69% |
| Q2 2026 | $223.6M | +83% |
| Q1 2026 | $189.7M | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $175.9M | +50% |
| Q3 2025 | $140.8M | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $122.3M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $118.2M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $117.5M | +28% |
ATLC has the edge over BLK on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 44% | +21 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | -3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 31% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | -7.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | -14 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 34% | +0.5 points |
ATLC has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $7.8B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
ATLC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $253.3M | +136% |
| Q2 2026 | $276.9M | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $286.3M | +118% |
| Q4 2025 | $266.3M | +117% |
| Q3 2025 | $107.5M | -4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $132.7M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $131.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $122.6M | -7.6% |
ATLC has the edge over BLK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK's free cash flow was $4.8B over the past year, up 22% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
ATLC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +52K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +34K shares |
| 3 years | +1.3% | +240K shares |
| 5 years | -4.6% | -927K shares |
ATLC has 19M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $407,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $55,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $25,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $51.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $25M |
ATLC spent $21M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 74% from the year before.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has the edge over ATLC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
ATLC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 25.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 29.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 34.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 34.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 14.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 14.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 14.7x | High |
ATLC's net debt is about 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ATLC.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has the edge over ATLC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ATLC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.5 | Oversold |
ATLC's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
ATLC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ATLC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7x | 13x | 46% below |
| PE % | 36 | 63 | 27 pts below |
ATLC has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
ATLC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $90.0 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $94.6 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $78.9 | 0.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $67.3 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $50.5 | 57% above |
ATLC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 57% above its 200-week average.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK has the edge over ATLC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ATLC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.45 | $24.0 | +184% |
| 2021 | $24.0 | $67.8 | +182% |
| 2022 | $67.8 | $24.1 | -64% |
| 2023 | $24.1 | $38.7 | +61% |
| 2024 | $38.7 | $57.0 | +47% |
| 2025 | $57.0 | $70.1 | +23% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.1 | $79.3 | +13% |
ATLC has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 12% so far in 2026.