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Pathward Financial, Inc.
Financial Services · Banks - Regional · NMS
$79.89
Data: 2026-05-28
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.8B
Total market value of the company
9.87
Very cheap relative to earnings
8.59
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-3.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
24.3%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
22.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$107.50
+35% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 2 analysts covering this stock
About Pathward Financial, Inc.

Pathward Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Pathward, National Association that provides various banking products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other. The company offers demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, and money market savings accounts. It also provides commercial finance product comprising term lending, asset-based lending, factoring, lease financing, insurance premium finance, government guaranteed lending, and other commercial finance products; installment and revolving consumer lending products; tax services, which includes short-term refund advance loans and short-term electronic return originator advance loans; and warehouse financing services. In addition, the company offers payment solutions, such as acceptance, processing, and settlement of credit card and debit card payments, financial processing services for freestanding ATMs; digital payments; and merchant services, as well as issues debit and prepaid cards. The company was formerly known as Meta Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Pathward Financial, Inc. in July 2022. Pathward Financial, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

https://www.pathwardfinancial.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,181 Industry: Banks - Regional
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
FAIL
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% N/A
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.929
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0747
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.217
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
26.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-21.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
24
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.64
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$101.26
21% below the year high
52W Low
$65.87
21% above the year low
Avg Volume
218,859
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
10.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
12.7%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
24.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$8.41
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Quick Ratio
N/A
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
0.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
38.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
N/A
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$777M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$189M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
2
Target High
$108.00
Target Median
$107.50
Target Low
$107.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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