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

Atlanticus Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:ATLC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Atlanticus in a report released on Sunday, March 16th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.47 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.38. B. Riley currently 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The credit services provider reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.19. Atlanticus had a return on equity of 25.14% and a net margin of 8.39%. The firm had revenue of $353.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $355.02 million.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ATLC. JMP Securities boosted their price target on Atlanticus from $54.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $52.00 price target (up from $45.00) on shares of Atlanticus in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $61.00.

Atlanticus Trading Down 2.2 %

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

Institutional Trading of Atlanticus

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ATLC. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Atlanticus by 159.2% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 122,225 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,818,000 after buying an additional 75,068 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Atlanticus during the 4th quarter worth $3,828,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Atlanticus by 19.9% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 125,558 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,004,000 after buying an additional 20,800 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Atlanticus by 60.7% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 52,334 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after buying an additional 19,776 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Atlanticus during the 4th quarter worth $987,000. 14.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.