AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 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 39.0%; on altman z (solvency), AXP reads 0.85 and DAVE reads 8.23. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AXP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AXP | DAVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $324.78 | $351.54 |
| Market cap | $220.5B | $4.8B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 19.7 | 22.8 |
| P/B | 6.43 | 23.13 |
| P/S | 2.90 | 7.47 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 2951.1 |
| Revenue growth | +10.7% | +50.4% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 34.6% |
| Return on equity | 33.4% | 107.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.7% | 39.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | 0.93 |
| Current ratio | — | 4.22 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.85 | 8.23 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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