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VEL

Velocity Financial, Inc.

VEL

NYSE·Financial Services·Financial - Mortgages·Mkt cap $731.7M

$18.57

-0.38%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$16.19 - $21.40

P/E

6.66

Fwd P/E

6.85

Beta

0.71

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

86.4K

Shares Out

39.2M

Mkt Cap

$731.7M

Price action

Price chart

Up 1.3% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

3 reasons

  • Specialized focus on 5-14 unit multifamily and small commercial properties
  • Established broker network providing efficient loan distribution
  • Proprietary underwriting expertise in niche real estate segments

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).
  • Growth premium of 0.8x vs Mortgage Banking & Lending peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Expansion of rental property investment market

Value

Growth premium of 0.8x vs Mortgage Banking & Lending peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Stable

+2.2% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (136% revenue growth, 69% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 29, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.68 vs $0.64 consensus (+6.3% surprise). Revenue of $85.2M vs $68.5M expected (+24.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +6.3%
Rev beat +24.4%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+6.3%

Next: Apr 29, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+6%

+18%

+17%

+39%

+263%

+41%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$66.7M

$55.4M

$50.3M

$119.3M

$166.0M

$172.3M

$182.3M

$167.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

13.3%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Citizens · May 7, 2026

vs Industry

How VEL stacks vs Financial - Mortgages

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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