Bank7 (BSVN) Competitors

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

Is VBTX or BSVN a better dividend stock?

Veritex pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bank7 pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	$438.93M	3.97	$107.24M	$2.10	15.29
Bank7	$142.79M	3.12	$45.70M	$4.64	10.16

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 20.81% beat Veritex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veritex	14.83%	7.59%	0.96%
Bank7	31.99%	20.81%	2.53%

Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 25.8% of Bank7 shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate VBTX or BSVN?

Veritex presently has a consensus price target of $33.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. Bank7 has a consensus price target of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.49%. Given Bank7's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the media favor VBTX or BSVN?

In the previous week, Veritex had 13 more articles in the media than Bank7. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Veritex and 16 mentions for Bank7. Bank7's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Veritex's score of 0.59 indicating that Bank7 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veritex	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank7	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VBTX or BSVN?

Veritex has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank7 has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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