Glen Burnie Bancorp (GLBZ) Competitors

Glen Burnie Bancorp (NASDAQ:GLBZ) and Bank of the James Financial Group (NASDAQ:BOTJ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GLBZ or BOTJ?

Bank of the James Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Glen Burnie Bancorp. Bank of the James Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glen Burnie Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Glen Burnie Bancorp	$14.44M	0.89	$1.43M	$0.35	12.69
Bank of the James Financial Group	$52.23M	0.97	$8.70M	$1.95	5.69

Does the media favor GLBZ or BOTJ?

In the previous week, Bank of the James Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than Glen Burnie Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bank of the James Financial Group and 3 mentions for Glen Burnie Bancorp. Glen Burnie Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Bank of the James Financial Group's score of 1.04 indicating that Glen Burnie Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Glen Burnie Bancorp	Very Positive
Bank of the James Financial Group	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GLBZ or BOTJ?

9.8% of Glen Burnie Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Bank of the James Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Glen Burnie Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Bank of the James Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GLBZ or BOTJ?

Glen Burnie Bancorp has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of the James Financial Group has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GLBZ or BOTJ?

Glen Burnie Bancorp received 41 more outperform votes than Bank of the James Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.22% of users gave Glen Burnie Bancorp an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Bank of the James Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Glen Burnie Bancorp	Outperform Votes 121 67.22%	Underperform Votes 59 32.78%
Bank of the James Financial Group	Outperform Votes 80 62.50%	Underperform Votes 48 37.50%

Is GLBZ or BOTJ a better dividend stock?

Glen Burnie Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Bank of the James Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Glen Burnie Bancorp pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank of the James Financial Group pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate GLBZ or BOTJ?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glen Burnie Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Bank of the James Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is GLBZ or BOTJ more profitable?

Bank of the James Financial Group has a net margin of 16.45% compared to Glen Burnie Bancorp's net margin of 6.86%. Bank of the James Financial Group's return on equity of 15.86% beat Glen Burnie Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glen Burnie Bancorp	6.86%	5.88%	0.28%
Bank of the James Financial Group	16.45%	15.86%	0.92%

Summary

Bank of the James Financial Group beats Glen Burnie Bancorp on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.