loanDepot, Inc. (LDI) vs PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (PFSI)

loanDepot, Inc. and PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. are both Mortgage Finance companies. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.4B against $223.8M — 15.1× the size. loanDepot, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. trades at 8.7×. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 25.9% against 11.4%. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.7% vs −5.52%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.17% vs 0.72%). Both pay a dividend; loanDepot, Inc. yields more (18.7% vs 0.89%). Across the 21 metrics below, PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. leads on 13 and loanDepot, Inc. on 8.