MTA vs ATLC vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Metalla Royalty & Streaming, Atlanticus Holdings and Upbound Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$91.64 +5.2% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
8 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.91 +7.1% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.12B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 8, Upbound 2, Metalla Royalty & Streaming 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTAATLCUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $703.07M $1.48B $1.12B ATLC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -407.1x 10.0x 12.4x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 156.4x 9.5x 3.9x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +83.7% +5.9% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.5% 1.9% ATLC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 20.9% 7.8% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.9x 0.8x MTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.3% +56.0% -28.3% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +3.4%/yr -20.5%/yr ATLC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 51.9% 45.0% UPBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 67/100 63/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

MTAATLCUPBD

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

AxisMTAATLCUPBD
Valuation 16 #143 of 169 89 #20 of 169 96 #8 of 169
Growth 99 #2 of 162 91 #15 of 162 73 #45 of 162
Profitability 26 #111 of 149 95 #9 of 149 62 #58 of 149
Financial Health 96 #7 of 158 26 #118 of 158 52 #76 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #114 of 136 36 #88 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Overall 51 67 63
  • MTA ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD 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

PeriodMTAATLCUPBDSPY
1 month -18.6%+5.2%+7.1% +0.9%
3 months +6.1%-12.0%-19.3% +5.9%
6 months +20.7%+19.5%-10.7% +8.5%
Year to date +0.5%+36.9%-3.7% +13.3%
1 year +15.3%+56.0%-28.3% +12.4%
3 years +170.6%+220.0%-33.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +39.4%+47.4%-12.5% +23.5%
5 years +2.9%+18.3%-68.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +0.6%+3.4%-20.5% +11.0%
10 years +858.3%+2,525.8%+69.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.4%+38.7%+5.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMTAATLCUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%51.9%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%57.2%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.241.551.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.281.08-0.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-74.9%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.1%-18.0%-28.3% -0.9%
52-week high $11.35$111.79$23.60 $779.14
52-week low $6.06$47.96$15.36 $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.

MultipleMTAATLCUPBD
P/E now vs peer median -418.9xmedian 11.4x 9.4xmedian 11.4x 10.9xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.7x 0.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 156.8xmedian 11.3x 3.6xmedian 11.3x 1.4xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 134.0xmedian 6.9x 1.5xmedian 6.9x 2.8xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.03median 0.34 0.48median 0.34 0.04median 0.34

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 monthsMTAATLCUPBD
Revenue – $2.65B $4.74B
Gross profit $13.59M $2.46B $2.33B
Operating income $2.62M $1.93B $241.70M
Net income -$440.00K $153.50M $90.34M
Free cash flow $5.42M $936.46M $355.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $7.68 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $10.67M $555.22M $105.30M
Total debt $49.93M $25.15B $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 92.51M 19.17M 58.71M
Enterprise value $660.20M -$681.37M $685.85M

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
MetricMTAATLCUPBD
P/E -418.9x 9.4x 10.9x
P/FCF 134.0x 1.5x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 134.0x 1.5x 2.3x
P/S – 0.5x 0.2x
P/B 2.8x 2.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 156.8x 3.6x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 277.4x 3.7x 9.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 134.3x 7.6x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 134.3x 7.6x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.03 0.48 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTAATLCUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 83.7% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.8% 86.9% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 114.8% 34.8% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 237.2% 90.3% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 34.8% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 90.7% 26.3% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.8% 12.9% 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.4% 36.1% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 19.6% 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 87.7% 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 32.3% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 90.0% 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 33.1% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTAATLCUPBD
Gross margin – 92.6% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 74.2% 35.5%
Operating margin – 72.7% 5.1%
Pretax margin – 7.7% 2.7%
Net margin – 5.5% 1.9%
FCF margin – 35.3% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 35.3% 9.0%
Return on equity -0.7% 22.8% 12.5%
Return on assets -0.6% 2.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 20.9% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 1.0% – –
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -12.3x 6.1x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTAATLCUPBD
Debt / assets 4.5% 83.7% 45.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 8.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 6.7x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 6.3% 90.6% 76.4%
Equity / assets 93.7% 9.4% 23.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x 4.3x 2.2x
Current ratio 4.5x – –
Quick ratio 4.4x – –
Cash ratio 3.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTAATLCUPBD
Dividend yield – – 9.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.9% 9.2%
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.

ConsensusMTAATLCUPBD
Forward P/E 156.4xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +61.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +240.0% +45.4% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.29MFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.2% +13.4% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTAATLCUPBD
Held by institutions 31.2% 26.0% 99.3%
Institutions holding 94 146 256
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +7.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 41 93 146
Institutions selling 36 36 69
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.58 2.12

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.

MTAATLCUPBD
MTA 1.00 0.21 0.09
ATLC 0.21 1.00 0.39
UPBD 0.09 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTA, ATLC and UPBD?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $703.07M, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.48B, Upbound (UPBD) $1.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTA, ATLC and UPBD?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -407.1x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 10.0x, Upbound (UPBD) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 156.4x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.5x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) has the highest net margin (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +15.3%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +56.0%, Upbound (UPBD) -28.3%. Over five years, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) compounded fastest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +0.6%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +3.4%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Upbound (UPBD) has been the steadiest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 55.1%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 51.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTA, ATLC and UPBD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 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.