Ames National (ATLO) Competitors

Capital City Bank Group (NASDAQ:CCBG) and Ames National (NASDAQ:ATLO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCBG or ATLO?

Capital City Bank Group has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ames National has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CCBG or ATLO?

In the previous week, Ames National had 1 more articles in the media than Capital City Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ames National and 0 mentions for Capital City Bank Group. Ames National's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Capital City Bank Group's score of 0.83 indicating that Ames National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capital City Bank Group	Positive
Ames National	Very Positive

Is CCBG or ATLO more profitable?

Capital City Bank Group has a net margin of 20.86% compared to Ames National's net margin of 14.44%. Capital City Bank Group's return on equity of 11.56% beat Ames National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital City Bank Group	20.86%	11.56%	1.34%
Ames National	14.44%	7.46%	0.64%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCBG or ATLO?

44.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Ames National shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ames National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCBG or ATLO?

Capital City Bank Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ames National. Capital City Bank Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ames National, 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
Capital City Bank Group	$270.63M	2.70	$52.92M	$3.42	12.54
Ames National	$92.44M	1.94	$10.22M	$1.54	13.08

Is CCBG or ATLO a better dividend stock?

Capital City Bank Group pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ames National pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Capital City Bank Group pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ames National pays out 51.9% 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. Capital City Bank Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate CCBG or ATLO?

Capital City Bank Group currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.94%. Given Capital City Bank Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Capital City Bank Group is more favorable than Ames National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital City Bank Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ames National	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Capital City Bank Group beats Ames National on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.