Camden National (CAC) Competitors

Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) and Camden National (NASDAQ:CAC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer CTBI or CAC?

In the previous week, Camden National had 3 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Camden National and 2 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Camden National's score of 0.57 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community Trust Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Camden National	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CTBI or CAC a better dividend stock?

Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Camden National pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Camden National pays out 53.2% 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. Community Trust Bancorp has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CTBI or CAC?

Community Trust Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Camden National. Community Trust Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camden National, 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
Community Trust Bancorp	$376.01M	2.66	$82.81M	$5.08	10.86
Camden National	$294.10M	2.22	$53M	$3.16	12.20

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CTBI or CAC?

60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Camden National shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Camden National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CTBI or CAC more profitable?

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 23.33% compared to Camden National's net margin of 14.77%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 11.77% beat Camden National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Trust Bancorp	23.33%	11.77%	1.47%
Camden National	14.77%	10.19%	0.94%

Which has more volatility & risk, CTBI or CAC?

Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden National has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CTBI or CAC?

Community Trust Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $64.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.91%. Camden National has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.48%. Given Camden National's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Camden National is more favorable than Community Trust Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Trust Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Camden National	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Community Trust Bancorp beats Camden National on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.