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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BANR or BMRC?

Banner has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Marin Bancorp. Bank of Marin Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banner, 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	$618.20M	3.84	$168.90M	$5.09	13.49
Bank of Marin Bancorp	$119.91M	3.43	-$8.41M	-$0.40	-63.33

Is BANR or BMRC more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Bank of Marin Bancorp's net margin of -4.20%. Banner's return on equity of 9.95% beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banner	20.77%	9.95%	1.10%
Bank of Marin Bancorp	-4.20%	3.77%	0.44%

Do analysts prefer BANR or BMRC?

Banner currently has a consensus price target of $70.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.14%. Bank of Marin Bancorp has a consensus price target of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. Given Banner's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Banner is more favorable than Bank of Marin Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BANR or BMRC?

87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Banner shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, BANR or BMRC?

Banner has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Marin Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BANR or BMRC?

In the previous week, Banner had 5 more articles in the media than Bank of Marin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Banner and 2 mentions for Bank of Marin Bancorp. Bank of Marin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Banner's score of 0.75 indicating that Bank of Marin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banner	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 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

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 3.9%. Banner pays out 37.7% 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. Bank of Marin Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Banner beats Bank of Marin Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.