Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) Competitors $17.12 +0.10 (+0.59%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.12 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/2/2025 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CBAN vs. CTBI, FMBH, FRME, OCFC, PPBI, SHBI, STEL, THFF, WSFS, 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), First Merchants (FRME), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Stellarone (STEL), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), WSFS Financial (WSFS), 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 First Merchants OceanFirst Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp Shore Bancshares Stellarone First Financial Corporation Indiana WSFS Financial Provident Financial Services Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) and Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment 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 2.7%. Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Colony Bankcorp pays out 32.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 39.2% 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. 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 risk and volatility, CBAN or CTBI? Colony Bankcorp has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer CBAN or CTBI? Community Trust Bancorp has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.30%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Community Trust Bancorp is more favorable than Colony Bankcorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Colony Bankcorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Community Trust Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CBAN or CTBI more profitable? Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 22.49% compared to Colony Bankcorp's net margin of 13.51%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 11.40% 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 22.49%11.40%1.42% Does the media favor CBAN or CTBI? In the previous week, Community Trust Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Colony Bankcorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp and 3 mentions for Colony Bankcorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Colony Bankcorp's score of -0.03 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Community Trust Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CBAN or CTBI? Community Trust Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Colony Bankcorp. Community Trust Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colony Bankcorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColony Bankcorp$117.31M2.55$23.87M$1.4311.97Community Trust Bancorp$376.01M2.66$82.81M$4.7911.52 SummaryCommunity Trust Bancorp beats Colony Bankcorp on 15 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CBAN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$298.62M$1.33B$12.03B$8.87BDividend Yield2.94%8.16%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio12.6815.6219.9519.90Price / Sales2.553.4125.52113.66Price / Cash9.6910.4921.3456.90Price / Book1.181.052.265.38Net Income$23.87M$648.53M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance4.29%1.88%1.74%2.04%1 Month Performance10.67%3.84%3.79%4.84%1 Year Performance40.33%15.94%540.42%20.23% Colony Bankcorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBANColony Bankcorp3.4846 of 5 stars$17.12+0.6%N/A+39.9%$298.62M$117.31M12.68520News CoverageCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.5263 of 5 stars$52.92-0.3%$57.00+7.7%+26.9%$961.51M$376.01M11.05980News CoveragePositive NewsFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares2.7564 of 5 stars$37.49-1.9%$43.83+16.9%+20.4%$916.86M$453.67M11.161,198Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeFRMEFirst Merchants4.6778 of 5 stars$38.30-0.9%$46.40+21.1%+20.5%$2.25B$1.07B10.762,120OCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3347 of 5 stars$17.61-0.6%$20.67+17.4%+18.0%$1.03B$692.36M11.51960News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7368 of 5 stars$21.09+0.1%$27.25+29.2%-0.8%$2.04B$905.41M13.881,325Analyst RevisionSHBIShore Bancshares3.7667 of 5 stars$15.72+0.8%$20.00+27.2%+42.6%$520.30M$326.48M10.55450High Trading VolumeSTELStellarone1.7756 of 5 stars$28.08+1.3%$29.00+3.3%+30.1%$1.55B$625.45M12.731,025News CoverageGap UpTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.7686 of 5 stars$54.190.0%$55.67+2.7%+50.8%$642.42M$307.51M11.73880WSFSWSFS Financial4.1163 of 5 stars$55.00-0.1%$62.75+14.1%+23.7%$3.12B$1.40B12.362,309News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPFSProvident Financial Services4.4077 of 5 stars$17.55-0.9%$23.60+34.5%+27.5%$2.31B$1.14B15.811,801Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Community Trust Bancorp Alternatives First Mid Bancshares Alternatives First Merchants Alternatives OceanFirst Financial Alternatives Pacific Premier Bancorp Alternatives Shore Bancshares Alternatives Stellarone Alternatives First Financial Corporation Indiana Alternatives WSFS Financial 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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