Bank7 (BSVN) Competitors

Veritex (NASDAQ:VBTX) and Bank7 (NASDAQ:BSVN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VBTX or BSVN?

Veritex has higher revenue and earnings than Bank7. Bank7 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veritex, 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
Veritex	$797.62M	2.38	$107.24M	$2.10	16.54
Bank7	$142.79M	3.29	$45.70M	$4.64	10.70

Does the media prefer VBTX or BSVN?

In the previous week, Veritex had 9 more articles in the media than Bank7. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Veritex and 2 mentions for Bank7. Veritex's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Bank7's score of 0.82 indicating that Veritex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veritex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank7	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VBTX or BSVN?

88.3% of Veritex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.5% of Bank7 shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Veritex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.8% of Bank7 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VBTX or BSVN a better dividend stock?

Veritex pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Bank7 pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Veritex pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank7 pays out 20.7% 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. Veritex has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Bank7 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend VBTX or BSVN?

Veritex presently has a consensus price target of $33.25, suggesting a potential downside of 4.26%. Bank7 has a consensus price target of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.73%. Given Bank7's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank7 is more favorable than Veritex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veritex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Bank7	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, VBTX or BSVN?

Veritex has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank7 has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VBTX or BSVN more profitable?

Bank7 has a net margin of 31.99% compared to Veritex's net margin of 14.83%. Bank7's return on equity of 20.36% beat Veritex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veritex	14.83%	7.55%	0.96%
Bank7	31.99%	20.36%	2.50%

Summary

Bank7 beats Veritex on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.