CALB vs. MBCN, FFNW, CBAN, COFS, NWFL, PKBK, CWBC, BWFG, ISTR, and MYFW
Should you be buying California BanCorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of California BanCorp include Middlefield Banc (MBCN), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), Norwood Financial (NWFL), Parke Bancorp (PKBK), Community West Bancshares (CWBC), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Investar (ISTR), and First Western Financial (MYFW). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) and California BanCorp (NASDAQ:CALB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
Middlefield Banc received 188 more outperform votes than California BanCorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.50% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave California BanCorp an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Middlefield Banc had 1 more articles in the media than California BanCorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Middlefield Banc and 2 mentions for California BanCorp. California BanCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Middlefield Banc's score of 0.13 indicating that Middlefield Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Middlefield Banc currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. California BanCorp has a consensus target price of $24.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.22%. Given Middlefield Banc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe California BanCorp is more favorable than Middlefield Banc.
Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California BanCorp has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of California BanCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of California BanCorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
California BanCorp has a net margin of 18.96% compared to California BanCorp's net margin of 17.91%. Middlefield Banc's return on equity of 11.55% beat California BanCorp's return on equity.
California BanCorp has higher revenue and earnings than Middlefield Banc. California BanCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlefield Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
California BanCorp beats Middlefield Banc on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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