Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) Competitors $17.50 +0.50 (+2.91%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.50 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CBAN vs. CTBI, FMBH, OBK, OCFC, PPBI, SHBI, STEL, THFF, UVSP, and PFSShould you be buying Colony Bankcorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Colony Bankcorp include Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Stellarone (STEL), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Colony Bankcorp vs. Its Competitors Community Trust Bancorp First Mid Bancshares Origin Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp Shore Bancshares Stellarone First Financial Corporation Indiana Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Provident Financial Services Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) and Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. Is CBAN or CTBI a better dividend stock? Colony Bankcorp pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Colony Bankcorp pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 37.0% 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. Colony Bankcorp has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Community Trust Bancorp has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CBAN or CTBI? Colony Bankcorp has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CBAN or CTBI? Colony Bankcorp presently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.03%. Community Trust Bancorp has a consensus price target of $64.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.86%. Given Colony Bankcorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Colony Bankcorp is more favorable than Community Trust Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Colony Bankcorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Community Trust Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings and valuation, CBAN or CTBI? Community Trust Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Colony Bankcorp. Colony Bankcorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Trust Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColony Bankcorp$121.88M2.51$23.87M$1.5811.07Community Trust Bancorp$376.01M2.75$82.81M$5.0811.25 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CBAN or CTBI? 50.4% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CBAN or CTBI more profitable? Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 23.33% compared to Colony Bankcorp's net margin of 13.51%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 11.77% beat Colony Bankcorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Colony Bankcorp13.51% 9.64% 0.85% Community Trust Bancorp 23.33%11.77%1.47% Does the media prefer CBAN or CTBI? In the previous week, Colony Bankcorp had 1 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Colony Bankcorp and 2 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Colony Bankcorp's score of 1.83 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Colony Bankcorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Community Trust Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryCommunity Trust Bancorp beats Colony Bankcorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Colony Bankcorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CBAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CBAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColony BankcorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$305.48M$1.52B$12.73B$10.14BDividend Yield2.64%8.45%5.41%4.57%P/E Ratio12.969.75229.8126.12Price / Sales2.513.4730.73229.19Price / Cash9.6910.4722.1259.95Price / Book1.211.062.326.29Net Income$23.87M$819.47M$1.01B$270.77M7 Day Performance0.82%0.29%1.40%4.14%1 Month Performance8.97%6.46%4.76%8.44%1 Year Performance17.26%6.90%544.35%28.74% Colony Bankcorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBANColony Bankcorp4.1494 of 5 stars$17.50+2.9%$21.00+20.0%+13.5%$305.48M$121.88M12.96520News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp4.2745 of 5 stars$58.42-0.3%$64.50+10.4%+19.6%$1.06B$376.01M11.50980Positive NewsFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.4414 of 5 stars$40.44-0.2%$43.33+7.2%+2.2%$970.45M$453.67M11.491,198Positive NewsShort Interest ↓OBKOrigin Bancorp3.6449 of 5 stars$38.89-0.1%$43.20+11.1%+18.8%$1.21B$347.73M15.811,010News CoveragePositive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4099 of 5 stars$18.39-0.2%$20.67+12.4%+5.1%$1.06B$692.36M13.04960News CoveragePositive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.8548 of 5 stars$24.49+0.3%$27.50+12.3%N/A$2.38B$905.41M17.251,325Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSHBIShore Bancshares4.2313 of 5 stars$17.19+0.5%$20.00+16.3%+22.5%$574.45M$326.48M10.68450Positive NewsShort Interest ↓STELStellarone2.1789 of 5 stars$30.89+11.4%$31.00+0.4%+20.3%$1.55B$625.45M14.041,025Short Interest ↓Gap UpTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana2.7685 of 5 stars$59.00-0.6%$57.67-2.3%+36.6%$699.19M$307.51M11.28880News CoveragePositive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.6145 of 5 stars$31.67-0.3%$29.00-8.4%+11.8%$912.26M$500.41M11.56970Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services3.7629 of 5 stars$19.86-0.2%$22.70+14.3%+9.8%$2.59B$1.14B11.221,801Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Community Trust Bancorp Alternatives First Mid Bancshares Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives OceanFirst Financial Alternatives Pacific Premier Bancorp Alternatives Shore Bancshares Alternatives Stellarone Alternatives First Financial Corporation Indiana Alternatives Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Alternatives Provident Financial Services Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CBAN) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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