Capital Bancorp (CBNK) Competitors

FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) and Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ:CBNK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, FBK or CBNK?

FB Financial has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FBK or CBNK?

FB Financial presently has a consensus price target of $53.80, indicating a potential upside of 22.96%. Capital Bancorp has a consensus price target of $34.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.74%. Given FB Financial's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe FB Financial is more favorable than Capital Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FB Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Capital Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, FBK or CBNK?

FB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Capital Bancorp. Capital Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FB Financial, 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
FB Financial	$482.15M	4.17	$116.04M	$2.72	16.09
Capital Bancorp	$201.34M	2.73	$30.97M	$2.48	13.28

Does the media prefer FBK or CBNK?

In the previous week, Capital Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than FB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Capital Bancorp and 3 mentions for FB Financial. FB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Capital Bancorp's score of 0.73 indicating that FB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FB Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Capital Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FBK or CBNK a better dividend stock?

FB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Capital Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. FB Financial pays out 27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capital Bancorp pays out 16.1% 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. FB Financial has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Capital Bancorp has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. FB Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FBK or CBNK?

65.4% of FB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Capital Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of FB Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Capital Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FBK or CBNK?

FB Financial received 143 more outperform votes than Capital Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.27% of users gave Capital Bancorp an outperform vote while only 49.40% of users gave FB Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FB Financial	Outperform Votes 249 49.40%	Underperform Votes 255 50.60%
Capital Bancorp	Outperform Votes 106 53.27%	Underperform Votes 93 46.73%

Is FBK or CBNK more profitable?

FB Financial has a net margin of 15.18% compared to Capital Bancorp's net margin of 12.66%. Capital Bancorp's return on equity of 14.89% beat FB Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FB Financial	15.18%	10.43%	1.25%
Capital Bancorp	12.66%	14.89%	1.64%

Summary

FB Financial beats Capital Bancorp on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.