Atlanticus Holdings Corp
Atlanticus Holdings Corp operates in the Consumer Finance industry, generating revenue through financial services activities within the Financials sector.
Business. Atlanticus Holdings Corp (ATLC.O) is a consumer finance company headquartered in the United States. The firm operates within the Financials sector, specifically focusing on consumer lending activities. It is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments or geographic revenue breakdowns are not provided in the available data.
Analyst recommendations
5 analysts · consensus BuyAt a glance
What drives this business
The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.
News & coverage
0Sector rotation
Developing storylines
Analysis
AI analysisOpportunity
Upcoming catalysts
Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.
- Company
- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
Signals & dispatch
Composite-score breakdown
Synthesis
Atlanticus Holdings Corp (ATLC.O) is a consumer finance company headquartered in the United States. The firm operates within the Financials sector, specifically focusing on consumer lending activities. It is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments or geographic revenue breakdowns are not provided in the available data.
Atlanticus Holdings Corp maintains a capital structure characterized by a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0, indicating no reported long-term debt in the valuation snapshot. The company holds $621.1 million in cash and equivalents against total liabilities of $6.98 billion, resulting in a low liquidity risk assessment. With a market capitalization of $1.48 billion and a price-to-book ratio of 2.44, the equity base is valued at a premium to its book value of $608.7 million. The current ratio is not explicitly provided, but the absence of debt and significant cash reserves suggest stable short-term solvency.
Profitability metrics show a return on equity (ROE) of 20.08% and a return on assets (ROA) of 1.6%. The company generated net income of $122.2 million on revenue of $1.97 billion, yielding a net margin of approximately 6.2%. The price-to-earnings ratio stands at 12.15, suggesting a moderate valuation relative to earnings power. Without cohort median data provided in the input, direct comparative analysis against industry peers is omitted, but the ROE indicates efficient use of shareholder equity.
Segment and geographic revenue breakdowns are not present in the available data, preventing an analysis of revenue concentration or regional exposure. The company’s activity is broadly classified as Consumer Finance, implying exposure to consumer lending or related financial services, but specific product lines or customer bases are not detailed in the input.
Growth trajectory analysis is limited by the absence of historical period data in the input. The latest normalized period shows revenue of $1.97 billion and operating cash flow of $638.0 million, providing a baseline for current operational scale. Without multi-year trends, year-over-year growth rates cannot be calculated or assessed.
Risk assessment indicates low liquidity risk and low dilution risk, with no immediate filing-based flags detected. The dilution risk is further supported by the equality of basic and diluted shares outstanding at 14.92 million, suggesting no significant in-the-money options or convertible securities impacting share count. The key flags section confirms no adverse events were identified in recent filings.
Recent observations include analyst estimates with a mean price target of $92.40 and a median of $98.00, against a current market price of $99.48. The mean recommendation is 1.40, driven by three strong-buy and two buy ratings, with no hold ratings, indicating positive analyst sentiment. News event observations reflect internal reconciler activities rather than external corporate events, providing no additional qualitative context on recent operational developments.
- Debt-free capital structure with $621.1 million in cash and zero debt-to-equity ratio.
- Strong profitability with 20.08% ROE and 12.15 P/E ratio.
- Low dilution risk confirmed by equal basic and diluted share counts.
- Positive analyst sentiment with a mean recommendation of 1.40 (Strong Buy).
- No historical growth data or segment breakdowns available for trend analysis.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedIn focus — financials by report
Valuation
Revenue by segment
Business relationships
Supply chain
Peer comparison
Market position
Stress test
Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | 9,47 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 3,0B USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 251,3M USD |
Options
Short squeeze
Earnings-call key lines
Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageEstimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trendSell-side observations
Themes
ESG
Risk factors
- No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Chief Financial Officer · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) → Common StockDisposed 1 000 @ $15,30exercise · 2025-11-11
- Chief Accounting Officer · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) → Common StockDisposed 1 000 @ $15,30exercise · 2025-11-10
- Director, President & CEO · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) → Common StockDisposed 1 000 @ $15,30exercise · 2025-11-07
- Director, Executive Chairman, 10% owner · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) → Common StockDisposed 1 000 @ $15,30exercise · 2025-10-23
Actions
Ask Handelsavisen
- Reference data
- Market data cache
- Issuer disclosures
- Public news
- Earnings transcripts
- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
- Price To Tangible Bookmarket_price / (tangible_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
- Price To Bookmarket_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Enterprise Valuemarket_cap - net_cash
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Atlanticus Holdings Corp Market data — financials · 2026-07-26
- reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on ATLC.O · 2026-07-26
- Atlanticus Holdings Corp Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-26
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$40M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$27M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$10M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$21M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$12M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Leadership
- David G. HannaExecutive Chairman of the Board
- Jeffrey A. HowardPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Insider activity
- Director, Executive Chairman, 10% owner · Common StockSold 15 676 @ $104,26$1,6M · 2026-07-01
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 15 676 @ $104,26$1,6M · 2026-07-01
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockSold 10 000 @ $103,01$1,0M · 2026-06-30
- Director, President & CEO · Common StockSold 10 000 @ $103,01$1,0M · 2026-06-30
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 8 319 @ $103,08$858K · 2026-06-30
- Director, Executive Chairman, 10% owner · Common StockSold 8 319 @ $103,08$858K · 2026-06-30
- Chief Accounting Officer · Common StockSold 10 000 @ $102,20$1,0M · 2026-06-29
- Director, Executive Chairman, 10% owner · Common StockSold 1 005 @ $105,00$106K · 2026-06-29
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 1 005 @ $105,00$106K · 2026-06-29
- Director, President & CEO · Common StockSold 10 000 @ $109,45$1,1M · 2026-06-26
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockSold 10 000 @ $109,45$1,1M · 2026-06-26
- Director, Executive Chairman, 10% owner · Common StockOther 100 000 · 2026-06-12
- 10% owner · Common StockOther 100 000 · 2026-06-12
- Director · Common StockOther 1 050 · 2026-05-18
- Director · Common StockOther 1 050 · 2026-05-18
- Chief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 70 @ $54,67$4K · 2026-03-20
- Director, President & CEO · Common StockOther 474 @ $54,67$26K · 2026-03-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 330 @ $54,67$18K · 2026-03-20
- Director, President & CEO · Common StockOther 74 294 · 2026-03-19
- Chief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 3 715 · 2026-03-19
- Chief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 929 · 2026-03-19
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 18 574 · 2026-03-19
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 2 018 @ $47,96$97K · 2026-03-13
- Director, President & CEO · Common StockOther 2 885 @ $47,96$138K · 2026-03-13
- Chief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 152 @ $47,96$7K · 2026-03-13
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 6.1%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 35.9%Derived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 133.1%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 50.1%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 9.5%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 159.3%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 25.0%Derived (calculated)
- Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 35.8%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 65.4%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 24.9%Derived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 11.47xDerived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 19.8%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 1.6%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 23.5%Derived (calculated)
- Cost of revenue (annual): USD 160.85MSEC XBRL filing
- Revenue (annual): USD 1.97BSEC XBRL filing
- Shares outstanding (annual): 14.92MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 7SEC XBRL filing
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 621.09MSEC XBRL filing
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 608.7MSEC XBRL filing
- Net income (annual): USD 120.61MSEC XBRL filing
- Interest expense (annual): USD 301.9MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 6SEC XBRL filing
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD 159.71MSEC XBRL filing