AGM vs UWMC vs VEL Stock Comparison

Federal Agricultural Mortgage, UWM Holdings and Velocity Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.55 +26.0% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
19.35%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
2 wins
VEL Velocity Financial, Inc.
$15.48 +1.0% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$608.27M
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$230.95M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Velocity Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Velocity Financial 8, UWM Holdings 2, Federal Agricultural Mortgage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGMUWMCVELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.21B $2.49B $608.27M UWMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x -14.1x 5.6x VEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 8.2x 5.9x VEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +26.1% +33.4% VEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.9% -1.0% 46.6% VEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 6.3% 18.9% VEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.6x 2.4x VEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.09% 19.35% — UWMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.6% -73.5% -17.2% AGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr -25.6%/yr +4.0%/yr AGM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 80.1% 26.3% VEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 36/100 47/100 VEL

Percentile Scorecard

AGMUWMCVEL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGMUWMCVEL
Valuation 29 #120 of 169 20 #136 of 169 65 #60 of 169
Growth 62 #61 of 160 16 #135 of 160 64 #58 of 160
Profitability 70 #45 of 149 32 #102 of 149 58 #63 of 149
Financial Health 8 #146 of 158 18 #130 of 158 34 #105 of 158
Shareholder Returns 52 #66 of 136 95 #8 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Overall 44 36 47
  • AGM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VEL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGMUWMCVELSPY
1 month -4.5%+26.0%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-17.1%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months +16.7%-57.5%-21.9% +8.2%
Year to date +16.2%-64.6%-25.4% +12.9%
1 year +25.6%-73.5%-17.2% +12.3%
3 years +40.7%-68.9%+35.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%-32.3%+10.7% +23.3%
5 years +64.9%-77.1%+21.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.5%-25.6%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +389.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGMUWMCVELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%80.1%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%89.8%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.480.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.92-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-89.5%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-74.6%-25.4% -1.2%
52-week high $241.09$6.10$20.76 $779.14
52-week low $139.00$1.00$14.48 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGMUWMCVEL
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.1x -14.1xmedian 11.1x 5.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 15.3xmedian 13.5x 3.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x 27.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 0.32 0.28median 0.32 0.18median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGMUWMCVEL
Revenue $445.56M $3.58B $230.95M
Net income $229.00M -$104.96M $108.20M
Free cash flow $310.06M -$4.92B $22.53M
EPS (diluted) $18.38 $-0.11 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $1.04B $498.41M $76.12M
Total debt $34.78B $19.23B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 10.88M 337.53M 39.30M
Enterprise value -$1.43B $1.04B $257.66M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGMUWMCVEL
P/E 11.1x -14.1x 5.6x
P/FCF 7.1x -0.5x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x -0.5x 26.7x
P/S 5.0x 0.7x 2.6x
P/B 1.2x 2.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x -0.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x 3.5x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 17.3x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 80.7x 2.2x 7.9x
EV/FCF 116.0x -1.6x 81.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 116.0x -1.6x 80.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 0.28 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGMUWMCVEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 26.1% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 27.3% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.6% -175.0% 33.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -31.9% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% -287.6% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -51.2% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.4% -103.1% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -18.2% -30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.5% -100.4% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -18.4% -30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGMUWMCVEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 14.6% 223.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 62.9% -3.2% 65.6%
Net margin 44.9% -1.0% 46.6%
FCF margin 69.6% -137.6% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 69.6% -135.9% 9.9%
Return on equity 12.8% -8.1% 15.2%
Return on assets 0.6% -0.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 6.3% 18.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 46.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGMUWMCVEL
Debt / assets 88.5% 33.5% 16.3%
Debt / equity 18.8x 6.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 112.2x -1.2x 57.5x
Liabilities / assets 95.3% 94.5% 90.9%
Equity / assets 4.7% 5.5% 9.1%
Interest coverage 1.2x 0.8x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGMUWMCVEL
Dividend yield 3.1% 19.4% –
Net buyback yield -4.1% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield -1.0% 19.4% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGMUWMCVEL
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.54FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.3%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.3% +26.3% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $449.96MFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $271.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 -21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.6% +37.3% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGMUWMCVEL
Held by institutions 86.3% 17.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 256 290 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +31.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 148 213 65
Institutions selling 71 50 22
Buyers to sellers 2.08 4.26 2.95

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGMUWMCVEL
AGM 1.00 0.21 0.28
UWMC 0.21 1.00 0.18
VEL 0.28 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGM, UWMC and VEL?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) $2.21B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $2.49B, Velocity Financial (VEL) $608.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, AGM, UWMC and VEL?

Velocity Financial (VEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 11.1x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -14.1x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Velocity Financial (VEL) is cheapest (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 9.5x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 8.2x, Velocity Financial (VEL) 5.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Velocity Financial (VEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) +14.7%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Velocity Financial (VEL) has the highest net margin (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 44.9%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 46.6%). On return on invested capital, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 3.6%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) returned the most: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) +25.6%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.5%, Velocity Financial (VEL) -17.2%. Over five years, Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) compounded fastest (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) +10.5%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -25.6%/yr, Velocity Financial (VEL) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 3.09%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 19.35%. Velocity Financial (VEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Velocity Financial (VEL) has been the steadiest (Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 31.0%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%, Velocity Financial (VEL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGM, UWMC and VEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Velocity Financial (VEL) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.