CAC vs. INDB, BKU, TOWN, TBBK, SFNC, FFBC, FRME, SYBT, BANR, and RNST
Should you be buying Camden National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Camden National include Independent Bank (INDB), BankUnited (BKU), TowneBank (TOWN), Bancorp (TBBK), Simmons First National (SFNC), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), Banner (BANR), and Renasant (RNST). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Camden National vs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Independent Bank beats Camden National on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CAC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff