Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) Competitors

Capital City Bank Group (NASDAQ:CCBG) and Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CCBG or SFNC?

44.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Simmons First National shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CCBG or SFNC?

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 7 more articles in the media than Capital City Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Simmons First National and 1 mentions for Capital City Bank Group. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Capital City Bank Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capital City Bank Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Simmons First National	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CCBG or SFNC?

Capital City Bank Group has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CCBG or SFNC?

Capital City Bank Group currently has a consensus price target of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.22%. Simmons First National has a consensus price target of $22.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Given Simmons First National's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than Capital City Bank Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital City Bank Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Simmons First National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCBG or SFNC?

Simmons First National received 38 more outperform votes than Capital City Bank Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.29% of users gave Capital City Bank Group an outperform vote while only 47.64% of users gave Simmons First National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capital City Bank Group	Outperform Votes 234 54.29%	Underperform Votes 197 45.71%
Simmons First National	Outperform Votes 272 47.64%	Underperform Votes 299 52.36%

Is CCBG or SFNC more profitable?

Capital City Bank Group has a net margin of 19.55% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of 10.46%. Capital City Bank Group's return on equity of 11.45% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital City Bank Group	19.55%	11.45%	1.25%
Simmons First National	10.46%	5.10%	0.65%

Is CCBG or SFNC a better dividend stock?

Capital City Bank Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Capital City Bank Group pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National pays out 73.3% 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. Capital City Bank Group has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Simmons First National has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CCBG or SFNC?

Simmons First National has higher revenue and earnings than Capital City Bank Group. Capital City Bank Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simmons First National, 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 City Bank Group	$230.87M	2.83	$52.92M	$3.37	11.35
Simmons First National	$777.54M	3.07	$152.69M	$1.16	16.34

Summary

Simmons First National beats Capital City Bank Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.