CFB vs. MCBS, CCB, HONE, HBT, PFC, ESQ, ALRS, RRBI, CARE, and BWB
Should you be buying CrossFirst Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CrossFirst Bankshares include MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Coastal Financial (CCB), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), HBT Financial (HBT), Premier Financial (PFC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), Carter Bankshares (CARE), and Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB).
CrossFirst Bankshares vs.
MetroCity Bankshares (NASDAQ:MCBS) and CrossFirst Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
In the previous week, MetroCity Bankshares had 1 more articles in the media than CrossFirst Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MetroCity Bankshares and 1 mentions for CrossFirst Bankshares. MetroCity Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat CrossFirst Bankshares' score of 0.73 indicating that CrossFirst Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MetroCity Bankshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CrossFirst Bankshares. CrossFirst Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetroCity Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MetroCity Bankshares has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrossFirst Bankshares has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
18.9% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of CrossFirst Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of CrossFirst Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
MetroCity Bankshares received 1 more outperform votes than CrossFirst Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.65% of users gave MetroCity Bankshares an outperform vote while only 42.50% of users gave CrossFirst Bankshares an outperform vote.
MetroCity Bankshares has a net margin of 30.46% compared to MetroCity Bankshares' net margin of 16.55%. CrossFirst Bankshares' return on equity of 16.54% beat MetroCity Bankshares' return on equity.
MetroCity Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.66%. CrossFirst Bankshares has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.71%. Given MetroCity Bankshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CrossFirst Bankshares is more favorable than MetroCity Bankshares.
Summary
MetroCity Bankshares beats CrossFirst Bankshares on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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