Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) Competitors

Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ:BMRC) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, BMRC or BANR?

Bank of Marin Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BMRC or BANR?

Bank of Marin Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.49%. Banner has a consensus price target of $70.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.41%. Given Bank of Marin Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bank of Marin Bancorp is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BMRC or BANR a better dividend stock?

Bank of Marin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Bank of Marin Bancorp pays out 232.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Banner pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer BMRC or BANR?

In the previous week, Banner had 12 more articles in the media than Bank of Marin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Banner and 4 mentions for Bank of Marin Bancorp. Bank of Marin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Banner's score of 0.65 indicating that Bank of Marin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banner	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BMRC or BANR?

Banner has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Marin Bancorp. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Marin 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
Bank of Marin Bancorp	$89.50M	4.17	-$8.41M	$0.43	53.79
Banner	$832.99M	2.57	$168.90M	$5.25	11.78

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BMRC or BANR?

52.3% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Banner 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.

Is BMRC or BANR more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 21.15% compared to Bank of Marin Bancorp's net margin of 4.43%. Banner's return on equity of 10.06% beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Marin Bancorp	4.43%	4.60%	0.54%
Banner	21.15%	10.06%	1.13%

Summary

Banner beats Bank of Marin Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.