Camden National (CAC) Competitors

Camden National (NASDAQ:CAC) and Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CAC or INDB?

77.4% of Camden National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Camden National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Independent Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CAC or INDB?

Independent Bank received 125 more outperform votes than Camden National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.68% of users gave Camden National an outperform vote while only 53.79% of users gave Independent Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Camden National	Outperform Votes 265 59.68%	Underperform Votes 179 40.32%
Independent Bank	Outperform Votes 390 53.79%	Underperform Votes 335 46.21%

Do analysts rate CAC or INDB?

Camden National presently has a consensus price target of $47.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.53%. Independent Bank has a consensus price target of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.05%. Given Camden National's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Camden National is more favorable than Independent Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Independent Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CAC or INDB?

In the previous week, Independent Bank had 8 more articles in the media than Camden National. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Independent Bank and 2 mentions for Camden National. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Camden National's score of 0.94 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camden National	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Independent Bank	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CAC or INDB?

Camden National has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CAC or INDB a better dividend stock?

Camden National pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Camden National pays out 53.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independent Bank 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. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Is CAC or INDB more profitable?

Independent Bank has a net margin of 19.58% compared to Camden National's net margin of 18.02%. Camden National's return on equity of 10.38% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden National	18.02%	10.38%	0.93%
Independent Bank	19.58%	6.57%	1.00%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CAC or INDB?

Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Camden National. Camden National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, 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
Camden National	$189.74M	3.52	$53M	$3.14	12.61
Independent Bank	$694.32M	3.76	$192.08M	$4.44	13.78

Summary

Independent Bank beats Camden National on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.