B. Riley Weighs in on Atlanticus’ Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

Atlanticus Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:ATLC) – Investment analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Atlanticus in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, March 16th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.38. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Atlanticus’ current full-year earnings is $4.49 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Atlanticus’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The credit services provider reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.19. Atlanticus had a return on equity of 25.14% and a net margin of 8.39%. The company had revenue of $353.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $355.02 million.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ATLC. JMP Securities lifted their target price on Atlanticus from $54.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $52.00 target price (up previously from $45.00) on shares of Atlanticus in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $61.00.

Atlanticus Stock Down 2.2 %

Atlanticus stock opened at $47.58 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $55.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.44. Atlanticus has a 1-year low of $23.10 and a 1-year high of $64.70. The stock has a market cap of $701.28 million, a PE ratio of 10.69 and a beta of 2.16.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Atlanticus

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATLC. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in Atlanticus in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $313,000. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Atlanticus in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,654,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Atlanticus by 285.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 6,087 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Atlanticus by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 122,501 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,298,000 after purchasing an additional 2,348 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Atlanticus by 53.2% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 26,004 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,451,000 after purchasing an additional 9,026 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 14.15% of the company’s stock.

Atlanticus Company Profile

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation, a financial technology company, provides credit and related financial services and products to customers the United States. It operates in two segments, Credit as a Service, and Auto Finance. The Credit as a Service segment originates a range of consumer loan products, such as private label and general purpose credit cards originated by lenders through various channels, including retail and healthcare, direct mail solicitation, digital marketing, and partnerships with third parties; and offers credit to their customers for the purchase of various goods and services, including consumer electronics, furniture, elective medical procedures, healthcare, and home-improvements by partnering with retailers, healthcare providers, and other service providers.