Happen, Inc. vs NELNET, INC., two Credit Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LC and NNI diverge most: on debt / equity, LC reads 0.00 and NNI reads 2.06; on p/s, LC reads 2.15 and NNI reads 13.12. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | LC | NNI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.20 | $135.76 |
| Market cap | $2.3B | $4.9B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| P/B | 1.44 | 1.31 |
| P/S | 2.15 | 13.12 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 139.4 |
| Revenue growth | +19.1% | +23.6% |
| Net margin | 18.7% | 111.7% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | 11.2% |
| Return on assets | 1.6% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 2.06 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.20 | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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