Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) Competitors

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

Is BANR or BMRC a better dividend stock?

Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bank of Marin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Banner pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BANR or BMRC?

Banner has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Marin Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BANR or BMRC 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
Banner	21.15%	10.06%	1.13%
Bank of Marin Bancorp	4.43%	4.60%	0.54%

Does the media favor BANR or BMRC?

In the previous week, Banner had 11 more articles in the media than Bank of Marin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Banner and 1 mentions for Bank of Marin Bancorp. Banner's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's score of 0.75 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banner	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BANR or BMRC?

Banner presently has a consensus price target of $70.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.63%. Bank of Marin Bancorp has a consensus price target of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.25%. Given Bank of Marin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of Marin Bancorp is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BANR or BMRC?

87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Banner 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 stronger valuation & earnings, BANR or BMRC?

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
Banner	$832.99M	2.81	$168.90M	$5.25	12.90
Bank of Marin Bancorp	$119.91M	3.26	-$8.41M	$0.43	56.40

Summary

Banner beats Bank of Marin Bancorp on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.