Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) Competitors

TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) and Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ:BMRC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TCBK or BMRC?

Bank of Marin Bancorp received 25 more outperform votes than TriCo Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.14% of users gave Bank of Marin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.11% of users gave TriCo Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TriCo Bancshares	Outperform Votes 257 54.11%	Underperform Votes 218 45.89%
Bank of Marin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 282 58.14%	Underperform Votes 203 41.86%

Does the media favor TCBK or BMRC?

In the previous week, TriCo Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than Bank of Marin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TriCo Bancshares and 1 mentions for Bank of Marin Bancorp. TriCo Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that TriCo Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriCo Bancshares	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TCBK or BMRC?

59.1% of TriCo Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of TriCo Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, TCBK or BMRC?

TriCo Bancshares has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Marin Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TCBK or BMRC more profitable?

TriCo Bancshares has a net margin of 21.63% compared to Bank of Marin Bancorp's net margin of -5.52%. TriCo Bancshares' return on equity of 9.63% beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriCo Bancshares	21.63%	9.63%	1.17%
Bank of Marin Bancorp	-5.52%	3.33%	0.39%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TCBK or BMRC?

TriCo Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Marin Bancorp. Bank of Marin Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriCo Bancshares, 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
TriCo Bancshares	$388.65M	3.37	$114.87M	$3.43	11.63
Bank of Marin Bancorp	$72.06M	4.69	-$8.41M	-$0.40	-52.10

Is TCBK or BMRC a better dividend stock?

TriCo Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bank of Marin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. TriCo Bancshares pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Marin Bancorp pays out -250.0% 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. TriCo Bancshares has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Bank of Marin Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate TCBK or BMRC?

TriCo Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 19.86%. Bank of Marin Bancorp has a consensus price target of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.96%. Given Bank of Marin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of Marin Bancorp is more favorable than TriCo Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriCo Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

TriCo Bancshares beats Bank of Marin Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.