Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN) Competitors

Midland States Bancorp (NASDAQ:MSBI) and Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MSBI or AUBN?

Midland States Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. Midland States Bancorp 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Midland States Bancorp	$489.48M	0.79	$38.04M	-$1.01	-17.79
Auburn National Bancorporation	$42.21M	2.37	$6.40M	$1.91	15.02

Is MSBI or AUBN a better dividend stock?

Midland States Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Midland States Bancorp pays out -122.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 56.5% 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. Midland States Bancorp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Midland States Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to MSBI or AUBN?

In the previous week, Auburn National Bancorporation had 1 more articles in the media than Midland States Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Auburn National Bancorporation and 5 mentions for Midland States Bancorp. Auburn National Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Midland States Bancorp's score of -0.08 indicating that Auburn National Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Midland States Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Auburn National Bancorporation	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MSBI or AUBN?

60.9% of Midland States Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Midland States Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MSBI or AUBN?

Midland States Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.01%. Given Midland States Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Midland States Bancorp is more favorable than Auburn National Bancorporation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Midland States Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Auburn National Bancorporation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, MSBI or AUBN?

Midland States Bancorp has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MSBI or AUBN more profitable?

Auburn National Bancorporation has a net margin of 15.35% compared to Midland States Bancorp's net margin of -1.50%. Auburn National Bancorporation's return on equity of 8.12% beat Midland States Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Midland States Bancorp	-1.50%	-1.11%	-0.09%
Auburn National Bancorporation	15.35%	8.12%	0.67%

Summary

Midland States Bancorp and Auburn National Bancorporation tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.