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Medallion Financial
(NASDAQ:MFIN)
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$13.00
▲(10.92% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:09/24/26
Overall score is driven primarily by solid financial performance (notably very strong recent cash flow and revenue momentum) and attractive valuation (low P/E and strong dividend yield). The main constraints are moderating profitability/ROE and a mixed technical picture with neutral-to-soft near-term momentum; earnings-call commentary supports the outlook but acknowledges provision, expense, and margin headwinds tied to growth.
Positive Factors
Loan and origination growth
Mid-teens loan and asset growth, backed by record home-improvement and sharply higher recreation originations, expands the interest-earning portfolio and fee opportunity. Continued origination momentum and strong pricing support repeatable lending scale over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Elevated recreation credit losses
Recreation net charge-offs remain elevated, and higher credit losses can require heavier provisioning as this portfolio grows. Persistent deterioration would reduce the earnings contribution of high-yield loans, constrain capital available for expansion, and make future growth more costly.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Loan and origination growth
Mid-teens loan and asset growth, backed by record home-improvement and sharply higher recreation originations, expands the interest-earning portfolio and fee opportunity. Continued origination momentum and strong pricing support repeatable lending scale over the next several quarters.
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Medallion Financial (MFIN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$274.60M
Dividend Yield4.35%
Average Volume (3M)69.14K
Price to Earnings (P/E)8.5
Beta (1Y)0.70
Revenue Growth5.42%
EPS Growth-24.04%
CountryUS
Employees179
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Credit Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.40
Shares Outstanding22,960,249
10 Day Avg. Volume81,193
30 Day Avg. Volume69,137
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.29
Price to Book (P/B)0.57
Price to Sales (P/S)0.66
P/FCF Ratio1.86
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$11.25Price Target Upside-4.01% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)1.1
Revenue Forecast (FY)$238.58M
Medallion Financial Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Medallion Financial Corp. (MFIN), encompassing its various subsidiaries, functions as a diversified financial services provider throughout the United States. The company's operations are distinctly segmented into Recreation Lending, Home Improveme...
How the Company Makes Money
Medallion Financial primarily makes money by earning interest income and fees from loans it originates and holds, along with servicing-related income tied to managing those loans over their life cycle. Key revenue and earnings drivers typically in...
Medallion Financial Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 29, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 02, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong origination momentum and record net interest income, material loan and asset growth, successful partnership expansion, and continued shareholder-friendly capital deployment (dividend increase and buybacks). Key near-term negatives included elevated Day 1 provisions tied to rapid portfolio growth, higher operating expenses as the company invests in talent and technology, some NIM compression sequentially, and a decline in GAAP net income/EPS versus the prior year. Management presented the provision and temporary earnings impacts as expected and acceptable trade-offs for scalable growth and long-term shareholder value.Positive Updates
Record Home Improvement Originations
Home improvement originations reached $128.6 million in Q2 — the highest quarter in company history and more than double ("over twofold") the prior-year Q2 level; origination momentum continued into July with stable credit quality.
Negative Updates
Elevated Credit Provisioning (Day 1 Impact)
Provision for credit losses was $22.3 million in Q2 (slight decrease from Q1 $22.5M but up from $21.6M year-ago); included ~$6.5 million of Day 1 provisioning on newly originated loans (vs ~$2.5M prior quarter), which management noted reduced Q2 EPS by roughly $0.18 per share.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Home Improvement Originations
Home improvement originations reached $128.6 million in Q2 — the highest quarter in company history and more than double ("over twofold") the prior-year Q2 level; origination momentum continued into July with stable credit quality.
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Company Guidance
The company reiterated its forward guidance that it remains on track for mid‑teens loan/asset growth (Q2 loans were $2.79B, +12% Y/Y and +7% Q/Q) with seasonally stronger originations in Q2/Q3 and the robust origination cadence continuing through July (home improvement record originations $128.6M; recreation originations $228.5M, +60% Y/Y; partner-sourced originations $247.1M generating >$1.1M of fee income); it expects to continue originating at similar rates (~14.875% for recreation, ~9.25% for home improvement; weighted average coupons 15.06% Rec, 9.69% HI) while managing capital via periodic loan sales ( ~$50M sold in the quarter, ~$1.3M gain) and share repurchases (≈780k shares bought in Q2, about $6M remaining of a $40M authorization, expected to be completed within ~6 months and likely reloaded), maintain dividends ($0.14/share this quarter, +16.7% q/q), and invest in growth (LOS replacement planned Q1 2027, continued talent and analytics hires) while expecting net interest income growth (Q2 NII $57.2M; NIM ~7.94%) to outpace operating cost growth—noting a near‑term Day‑1 provision headwind tied to growth ($6.5M in Q2, ~ $0.18 EPS impact) and ongoing targets to improve credit performance over time.Medallion Financial Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
64
Positive
Cash Flow
84
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 345.45M | 353.31M | 291.79M | 254.51M | 198.43M | 179.21M |
| Gross Profit | 286.96M | 341.81M | 127.12M | 153.76M | 132.19M | 143.44M |
| EBITDA | 149.80M | 186.63M | 69.15M | 91.28M | 73.08M | 88.39M |
| Net Income | 35.88M | 43.04M | 35.88M | 55.08M | 43.84M | 54.11M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.19B | 2.96B | 2.87B | 2.59B | 2.26B | 1.87B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 275.92M | 261.75M | 101.17M | 106.87M | 81.66M | 106.25M |
| Total Debt | 345.92M | 316.28M | 288.59M | 253.06M | 229.93M | 231.23M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.69B | 2.45B | 2.43B | 2.18B | 1.89B | 1.52B |
| Stockholders Equity | 406.02M | 408.62M | 370.17M | 342.99M | 301.74M | 287.04M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 159.54M | 126.28M | 115.51M | 113.76M | 108.74M | 78.73M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 159.54M | 126.28M | 115.51M | 113.76M | 108.74M | 78.73M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -367.47M | -124.49M | -335.78M | -340.70M | -449.00M | -238.32M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 261.92M | 30.20M | 239.99M | 271.18M | 321.38M | 172.04M |
Medallion Financial Technical Analysis
Positive
11.72
Price Trends
11.18
Positive
10.40
Positive
9.91
Positive
Market Momentum
0.16
Positive
55.71
Neutral
48.37
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For MFIN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 11.72 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 11.97, above the 50-day MA of 11.18, and above the 200-day MA of 9.91, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.16 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 55.71 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 48.37 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for MFIN.
Medallion Financial Risk Analysis
Medallion Financial disclosed 42 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Medallion Financial reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Medallion Financial Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | $274.60M | 8.54 | 8.86% | 4.35% | 5.42% | -24.04% | |
71 Outperform | $393.19M | 21.38 | 4.95% | ― | -2.34% | ― | |
70 Outperform | $1.30B | 8.90 | 19.36% | 1.68% | 4.52% | -29.04% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
64 Neutral | $4.32B | 12.14 | 25.76% | ― | 17.65% | 43.92% | |
63 Neutral | $284.34M | 6.19 | 12.49% | 3.89% | 9.63% | 40.75% | |
59 Neutral | $206.06M | 9.66 | 6.91% | ― | 11.35% | 9.36% |
* Financial Sector Average
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25.43%
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Medallion Financial Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Medallion Financial’s Bank Reopens Series G Preferred Offering
Positive
Sep 24, 2026
On September 23, 2026, Medallion Bank announced it had priced a reopening of its Series G Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, offering 2,200,000 additional shares at a $25 liquidation amount per share, for an aggregate $55 m...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Medallion Bank Reopens Series G Preferred Stock Offering
Positive
Sep 22, 2026
On September 22, 2026, Medallion Bank, a Utah-chartered, FDIC-insured industrial bank focused on consumer loans for recreational vehicles, boats and home improvements, launched a public reopening of its Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Pr...
Executive/Board Changes
Medallion Financial Details CEO Retirement and Compensation Transition
Neutral
Jun 26, 2026
Medallion Financial Corp., a specialty finance company operating primarily through Medallion Bank, provides consumer and commercial lending in niche markets including recreation and home improvement, positioning itself as a focused player in speci...
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