CIVB
Civista Bancshares, Inc.
CIVB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI has the edge over CIVB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CIVB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CIVB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CIVB.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
CIVB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.4x | $17.69 | -38% |
| Fair | 8.8x | $24.35 | -15% |
| Forward | 9.8x | $28.72 | — |
| Expensive | 10x | $28.37 | -1.2% |
| Current | 10x | $28.72 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CIVB's PE is in its expensive range at 10x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.8x next year's earnings.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI has the edge over CIVB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CIVB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CIVB, with profitability improving.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SOFI, with profitability improving.
CIVB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.93 | +5.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.77 | +3.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.68 | +6.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.70 | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.64 | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.67 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.52 | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.26 | -2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.01 | -26% |
CIVB has the edge over SOFI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI earned $0.56 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
CIVB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.1M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.6M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $47.3M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $46.3M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.4M | +8.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.6M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.4M | +3.8% |
CIVB's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $49M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +4.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | +8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +3.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 35% | +9.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | +10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | +9.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | -0.7 points |
CIVB has the edge over SOFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over CIVB on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 7.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
CIVB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.6M | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.1M | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.2M | +253% |
| Q3 2025 | $19M | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1M | -7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5M | +449% |
| Q3 2024 | $12.9M | -38% |
| Q2 2024 | $12M | -38% |
CIVB has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 102% versus its history, compared with SOFI at down 107%.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
CIVB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -10.5K shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +2M shares |
| 3 years | +32% | +5M shares |
| 5 years | +37% | +5.6M shares |
| Available history | +23% | +3.8M shares |
CIVB has 21M diluted shares, up 11% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $318,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $4,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $7,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $167,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
CIVB spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has the edge over CIVB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
CIVB Net Leverage
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
CIVB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.3 | Neutral |
CIVB's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
CIVB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CIVB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 13x | 20% below |
| PE % | 85 | 63 | 22 pts above |
CIVB has the edge over SOFI on valuation relative to its sector.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI is trading at 28x earnings, a 114% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CIVB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.6 | 4% above |
| 20 week MA | $27.9 | 3% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.7 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $23.4 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $20.3 | 42% above |
CIVB has the edge over SOFI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 16% above its 200-week average.
CIVB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.9 | $16.8 | -30% |
| 2021 | $16.8 | $24.6 | +46% |
| 2022 | $24.6 | $22.1 | -10% |
| 2023 | $22.1 | $18.4 | -16% |
| 2024 | $18.4 | $21.1 | +14% |
| 2025 | $21.1 | $23.0 | +9.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.0 | $28.7 | +25% |
CIVB has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.