Capital Bancorp (CBNK) Competitors

Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ:CBNK) and Professional (NASDAQ:PFHD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CBNK or PFHD?

Capital Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Professional. Capital Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Professional, 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
Capital Bancorp	$168.89M	2.04	$35.87M	$2.34	10.62
Professional	$107.18M	3.69	$21.36M	$1.56	18.37

Do analysts rate CBNK or PFHD?

Capital Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.65%. Given Capital Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Capital Bancorp is more favorable than Professional.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Professional	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CBNK or PFHD?

Capital Bancorp received 87 more outperform votes than Professional when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.85% of users gave Capital Bancorp an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave Professional an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capital Bancorp	Outperform Votes 105 53.85%	Underperform Votes 90 46.15%
Professional	Outperform Votes 18 45.00%	Underperform Votes 22 55.00%

Which has more risk and volatility, CBNK or PFHD?

Capital Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Professional has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CBNK or PFHD?

In the previous week, Professional had 10 more articles in the media than Capital Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Professional and 2 mentions for Capital Bancorp. Capital Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Professional'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capital Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Professional	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CBNK or PFHD more profitable?

Professional has a net margin of 20.67% compared to Capital Bancorp's net margin of 15.35%. Capital Bancorp's return on equity of 13.34% beat Professional's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Bancorp	15.35%	13.34%	1.48%
Professional	20.67%	10.57%	0.93%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CBNK or PFHD?

56.1% of Capital Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Professional shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.5% of Capital Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Professional shares are owned 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.

Summary

Capital Bancorp beats Professional on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.