PGC vs. ESQ, VBNK, BLX, NTB, LSEA, TRC, WASH, SPFI, HONE, and ORC
Should you be buying Peapack-Gladstone Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial include Esquire Financial (ESQ), VersaBank (VBNK), Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Landsea Homes (LSEA), Tejon Ranch (TRC), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH), South Plains Financial (SPFI), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), and Orchid Island Capital (ORC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) and Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
Esquire Financial has a net margin of 31.50% compared to Peapack-Gladstone Financial's net margin of 10.11%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 20.73% beat Peapack-Gladstone Financial's return on equity.
In the previous week, Esquire Financial had 12 more articles in the media than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Esquire Financial and 16 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's average media sentiment score of -0.07 beat Esquire Financial's score of -0.22 indicating that Peapack-Gladstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Esquire Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Esquire Financial pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Esquire Financial received 7 more outperform votes than Peapack-Gladstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.86% of users gave Peapack-Gladstone Financial an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave Esquire Financial an outperform vote.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial presently has a consensus target price of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.12%. Esquire Financial has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.19%. Given Peapack-Gladstone Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Peapack-Gladstone Financial is more favorable than Esquire Financial.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
72.8% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Esquire Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Esquire Financial beats Peapack-Gladstone Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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