AUBN vs. SBFG, EBMT, PEBK, MBCN, BWFG, SBNY, BMRC, JMSB, LNKB, and FRBA
Should you be buying Auburn National Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Auburn National Bancorporation include SB Financial Group (SBFG), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), Middlefield Banc (MBCN), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Signature Bank (SBNY), Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC), John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), and First Bank (FRBA). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) and SB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SBFG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, SB Financial Group had 2 more articles in the media than Auburn National Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for SB Financial Group and 3 mentions for Auburn National Bancorporation. Auburn National Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat SB Financial Group's score of 1.08 indicating that Auburn National Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SB Financial Group has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
SB Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. SB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auburn National Bancorporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. SB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 469.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SB Financial Group pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
SB Financial Group has a net margin of 15.47% compared to Auburn National Bancorporation's net margin of 2.47%. SB Financial Group's return on equity of 10.00% beat Auburn National Bancorporation's return on equity.
39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of SB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of SB Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
SB Financial Group received 69 more outperform votes than Auburn National Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.22% of users gave Auburn National Bancorporation an outperform vote while only 41.37% of users gave SB Financial Group an outperform vote.
Summary
SB Financial Group beats Auburn National Bancorporation on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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