HTT vs AFRM vs SHG Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, Affirm Holdings and Shinhan Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.74 -22.7% 1M -64.8% 1Y
Market cap
$735.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.66 -7.0% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$23.61B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.59B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Shinhan Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Shinhan Financial 6, Affirm Holdings 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTTAFRMSHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $735.80M $23.61B $30.14B SHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 11.8x 11.2x SHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.3x 7.0x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.7% +23.8% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 43.9% 3.4% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.2% 4.3% AFRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 9.9x AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.55% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.8% -2.6% +19.3% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr -15.8%/yr +14.9%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.7% 60.1% 34.3% SHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 42/100 AFRM

Percentile Scorecard

HTTAFRMSHG

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

AxisHTTAFRMSHG
Valuation – 32 #115 of 168 84 #59 of 360
Growth – 97 #6 of 163 28 #249 of 344
Profitability – 64 #56 of 154 14 #296 of 345
Financial Health 93 #12 of 161 66 #56 of 161 2 #332 of 339
Shareholder Returns – 13 #118 of 136 82 #64 of 352
Overall – 54 42
  • HTT ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHTTAFRMSHGSPY
1 month -22.7%-7.0%-19.0% -5.9%
3 months -30.1%-9.0%-15.0% -4.6%
6 months -23.0%+3.4%-6.8% +0.2%
Year to date -51.0%-6.4%+17.8% +7.5%
1 year -64.8%-2.6%+19.3% +8.2%
3 years -2.8%+220.9%+131.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.9%+47.5%+32.2% +19.0%
5 years +4.8%-57.6%+100.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.9%-15.8%+14.9% +9.4%
10 years ——+67.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+5.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHTTAFRMSHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.7%60.1%34.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.0%59.1%32.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.092.491.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.14-0.040.56 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-94.5%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.8%-18.8%-25.3% -5.9%
52-week high $4.95$85.78$84.56 $779.14
52-week low $1.74$42.53$51.70 $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.

MultipleHTTAFRMSHG
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.9x 11.8xmedian 11.9x 11.2xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.7x 5.1xmedian 2.7x 0.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.1x 27.3xmedian 12.1x 15.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 5.4x 28.9xmedian 5.4x 4.2xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 4.1xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.20median 0.34 -1.30median 1.29

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 monthsHTTAFRMSHG
Revenue – $4.59B $81.30B
Operating income – $540.37M $5.04B
Net income – $2.01B $3.42B
Free cash flow – $816.99M $7.15B
EPS (diluted) – $5.72 $5.62
Cash & equivalents $561.74M $2.07B –
Total debt $332.49M $2.90B $58.93B
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 351.78M 488.92M
Enterprise value -$2.30B $16.66B $31.71B

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
MetricHTTAFRMSHG
P/E – 11.8x 11.2x
P/FCF – 28.9x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.2x 4.1x
P/S – 5.1x 0.4x
P/B 0.5x 4.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 4.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 27.3x 15.0x
EV/EBIT – 45.2x 17.7x
EV/Revenue – 5.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 29.9x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 -1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMSHG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.7% 23.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 38.6% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 395.7% -51.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.4% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 763.7% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 61.6% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 755.1% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 57.7% -8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.5% 100.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 160.9% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.2% 106.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 143.6% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMSHG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 19.5% 7.3%
Operating margin – 11.8% 6.2%
Pretax margin – 13.4% 13.1%
Net margin – 43.9% 3.4%
FCF margin – 17.8% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.2% 9.0%
Return on equity – 35.8% 11.5%
Return on assets – 12.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 6.2% 4.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMSHG
Debt / assets 16.0% 17.6% 10.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 9.9x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 65.1% 92.6%
Equity / assets 78.8% 34.9% 7.4%
Interest coverage – 1.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 2.4x – –
Cash ratio 2.4x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMSHG
Dividend yield – – 2.5%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 2.8%
Shareholder yield – -0.3% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusHTTAFRMSHG
Forward P/E – 37.3xFY2027 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $1.87FY2027 $9.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 -66.2%FY2027 +35.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +44.9% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $5.23BFY2027 $13.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 +22.7%FY2027 +25.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +24.2% -1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTAFRMSHG
Held by institutions 2.2% 77.1% 5.1%
Institutions holding 42 660 301
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% +8.1% +10.6%
Institutions buying 14 403 206
Institutions selling 21 173 59
Buyers to sellers 0.67 2.33 3.49

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.

HTTAFRMSHG
HTT 1.00 0.25 0.19
AFRM 0.25 1.00 0.16
SHG 0.19 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, AFRM and SHG?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $735.80M, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.61B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $30.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTT, AFRM and SHG?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 11.8x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.3x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.7%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 43.9%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 6.2%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -64.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -2.6%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +19.3%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +0.9%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -15.8%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 2.55%. High Templar Tech (HTT) and Affirm Holdings (AFRM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shinhan Financial (SHG) has been the steadiest (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.7%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 60.1%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTT, AFRM and SHG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shinhan Financial (SHG) leads on 6. 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.