SBFG vs. FXNC, EBMT, UBCP, OVBC, CBFV, BKSC, MNSB, AUBN, UNB, and HNVR
Should you be buying SB Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SB Financial Group include First National (FXNC), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), United Bancorp (UBCP), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB), Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN), Union Bankshares (UNB), and Hanover Bancorp (HNVR). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) and SB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SBFG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, community ranking and institutional ownership.
SB Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than First National. SB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, First National had 3 more articles in the media than SB Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First National and 3 mentions for SB Financial Group. SB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat First National's score of 0.55 indicating that First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First National currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.95%. Given SB Financial Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First National is more favorable than SB Financial Group.
First National has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SB Financial Group has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
33.9% of First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of SB Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of First National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of SB Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
SB Financial Group received 138 more outperform votes than First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.74% of users gave SB Financial Group an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave First National an outperform vote.
First National pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. SB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First National pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SB Financial Group pays out 30.9% 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. First National has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and SB Financial Group has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.
SB Financial Group has a net margin of 15.47% compared to SB Financial Group's net margin of 13.85%. First National's return on equity of 10.12% beat SB Financial Group's return on equity.
Summary
SB Financial Group beats First National on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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