HTT vs ZBRA vs SLM Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, Zebra Technologies and Slm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$820.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$384.15 +3.8% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.27B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$19.62 -17.1% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Slm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Slm 7, Zebra Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTTZBRASLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $820.37M $18.27B $3.64B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 33.9x 6.6x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.0x 6.1x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.7% -6.7% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.2% 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.6% 16.6% SLM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 2.3x SLM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% +24.4% -29.0% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr -5.8%/yr +2.2%/yr SLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 47.3% 42.0% SLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 61/100 48/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

HTTZBRASLM

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

AxisHTTZBRASLM
Valuation – 63 #42 of 111 47 #90 of 170
Growth – 48 #57 of 108 30 #112 of 160
Profitability – 85 #17 of 104 55 #68 of 149
Financial Health 93 #12 of 158 18 #95 of 115 36 #101 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 93 #7 of 81 72 #39 of 135
Overall – 61 48
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SLM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHTTZBRASLMSPY
1 month -20.8%+3.8%-17.1% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%+45.2%-22.8% +3.5%
6 months -21.8%+73.8%-16.3% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%+58.2%-27.5% +12.2%
1 year -57.2%+24.4%-29.0% +13.0%
3 years +5.6%+85.4%+53.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%+22.9%+15.3% +23.1%
5 years +9.2%-25.8%+11.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%-5.8%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years —+472.1%+172.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+19.1%+10.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHTTZBRASLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%47.3%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%42.0%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.691.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.010.52-0.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-67.8%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-1.8%-36.4% -1.8%
52-week high $4.95$391.00$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $1.90$199.30$18.74 $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.

MultipleHTTZBRASLM
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.0x 34.0xmedian 32.0x 6.6xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 19.4xmedian 19.4x 4.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 20.1xmedian 29.0x -9.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 5.3xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 -9.00median 1.13 0.23median 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 monthsHTTZBRASLM
Revenue – $5.85B $1.79B
Gross profit – $2.90B –
Operating income – $858.00M –
Net income – $539.00M $567.40M
Free cash flow – $904.00M -$381.64M
R&D – $622.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $11.20 $2.98
Cash & equivalents $561.74M $157.00M $2.17B
Total debt $879.65M $2.77B $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 48.13M 185.57M
Enterprise value -$2.21B $16.82B -$12.71B

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
MetricHTTZBRASLM
P/E – 34.0x 6.6x
P/FCF – 20.1x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.6x -9.4x
P/S – 3.1x 2.0x
P/B 0.5x 5.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 6.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 19.4x 4.2x
EV/EBIT – 24.2x 4.3x
EV/Revenue – 3.6x 4.4x
EV/FCF – 23.0x -20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.2x -20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -9.00 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTZBRASLM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.7% -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -1.6% -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -6.1% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.8% 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -3.8% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.8% -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 63.5% -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.0% -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 83.6% -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTZBRASLM
Gross margin – 49.6% –
EBITDA margin – 18.3% 104.4%
Operating margin – 14.7% –
Pretax margin – 12.1% 41.2%
Net margin – 9.2% 30.9%
FCF margin – 15.5% -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.7% -21.3%
Return on equity – 15.6% 24.0%
Return on assets – 6.4% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – 10.6% 16.6%
Return on capital employed – 19.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTZBRASLM
Debt / assets 16.0% 32.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 60.2% 92.4%
Equity / assets 78.8% 39.8% 7.6%
Interest coverage – – 1.7x
Current ratio 4.8x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 3.75 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTTZBRASLM
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield – 5.0% 15.2%
Shareholder yield – 5.0% 17.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -26.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusHTTZBRASLM
Forward P/E – 17.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $22.59FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 +42.6%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -4.5% -0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $6.35BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 +17.7%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.2% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTZBRASLM
Held by institutions 2.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 42 644 387
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% +4.5% +2.4%
Institutions buying 14 309 193
Institutions selling 21 242 135
Buyers to sellers 0.67 1.28 1.43

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.

HTTZBRASLM
HTT 1.00 0.13 0.13
ZBRA 0.13 1.00 0.30
SLM 0.13 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, ZBRA and SLM?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $820.37M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.27B, Slm (SLM) $3.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTT, ZBRA and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 33.9x, Slm (SLM) 6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.0x, Slm (SLM) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Slm (SLM) leads (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +24.4%, Slm (SLM) -29.0%. Over five years, Slm (SLM) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -5.8%/yr, Slm (SLM) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: High Templar Tech (HTT) 0.00%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%. High Templar Tech (HTT) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slm (SLM) has been the steadiest (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.3%, Slm (SLM) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTT, ZBRA and SLM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Slm (SLM) leads on 7. 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.