AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY vs Dave Inc./DE, two Mortgage Finance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AXP and DAVE diverge most: on return on assets, AXP reads 3.7% and DAVE reads 42.4%; on altman z (solvency), AXP reads 0.85 and DAVE reads 8.21. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AXP's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (earnings-power basis). What DAVE's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AXP | DAVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $326.19 | $402.91 |
| Market cap | $221.5B | $5.8B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 19.8 | 25.9 |
| P/B | 6.46 | 28.47 |
| P/S | 2.92 | 9.60 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 3609.1 |
| Revenue growth | +10.7% | +59.1% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 37.2% |
| Return on equity | 33.4% | 110.4% |
| Return on assets | 3.7% | 42.4% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | 0.95 |
| Current ratio | — | 3.86 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.85 | 8.21 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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