Princeton Bancorp (BPRN) Competitors

Princeton Bancorp (NASDAQ:BPRN) and Amerant Bancorp (NASDAQ:AMTB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Is BPRN or AMTB more profitable?

Princeton Bancorp has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of -8.38%. Amerant Bancorp's return on equity of 6.36% beat Princeton Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Princeton Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amerant Bancorp	-8.38%	6.36%	0.51%

Do analysts rate BPRN or AMTB?

Princeton Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.17%. Amerant Bancorp has a consensus price target of $24.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Given Amerant Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amerant Bancorp is more favorable than Princeton Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Princeton Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Amerant Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BPRN or AMTB?

43.4% of Princeton Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of Princeton Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BPRN or AMTB?

Princeton Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Princeton 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
Princeton Bancorp	$81.21M	2.68	$7.22M	$1.07	30.17
Amerant Bancorp	$330.31M	2.51	-$15.75M	-$0.20	-99.35

Does the media favor BPRN or AMTB?

In the previous week, Princeton Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Amerant Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Princeton Bancorp and 0 mentions for Amerant Bancorp. Princeton Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Amerant Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Princeton Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Princeton Bancorp	Very Positive
Amerant Bancorp	Neutral

Is BPRN or AMTB a better dividend stock?

Princeton Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Princeton Bancorp pays out 112.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amerant Bancorp pays out -180.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, BPRN or AMTB?

Princeton Bancorp has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Princeton Bancorp beats Amerant Bancorp on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.