Citizens Financial Services (CZFS) Competitors

Home Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Citizens Financial Services. Citizens Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Home Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Citizens Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Home Bancorp and 1 mentions for Citizens Financial Services. Citizens Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Home Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Citizens Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Citizens Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Home Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Citizens Financial Services pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Bancorp pays out 21.4% 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. Home Bancorp has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Citizens Financial Services has a net margin of 23.31% compared to Home Bancorp's net margin of 22.23%. Citizens Financial Services' return on equity of 12.06% beat Home Bancorp's return on equity.

22.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Home Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Home Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Citizens Financial Services has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Home Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Home Bancorp has a consensus target price of $69.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.41%. Given Home Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Home Bancorp is more favorable than Citizens Financial Services.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Citizens Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 1 mentions for Citizens Financial Services. Mercantile Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Citizens Financial Services' score of 0.58 indicating that Mercantile Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mercantile Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens Financial Services. Citizens Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercantile Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 24.75% compared to Citizens Financial Services' net margin of 23.31%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat Citizens Financial Services' return on equity.

Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Citizens Financial Services has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Mercantile Bank currently has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.39%. Given Mercantile Bank's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mercantile Bank is more favorable than Citizens Financial Services.

Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Citizens Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citizens Financial Services pays out 23.9% 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. Mercantile Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Mercantile Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Citizens Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. United Community Banks pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Citizens Financial Services pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Community Banks pays out 34.2% 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.

In the previous week, United Community Banks had 4 more articles in the media than Citizens Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for United Community Banks and 1 mentions for Citizens Financial Services. United Community Banks' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Citizens Financial Services' score of 0.58 indicating that United Community Banks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

United Community Banks has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens Financial Services. Citizens Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Community Banks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

United Community Banks has a net margin of 24.43% compared to Citizens Financial Services' net margin of 23.31%. Citizens Financial Services' return on equity of 12.06% beat United Community Banks' return on equity.

22.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of United Community Banks shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of United Community Banks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Citizens Financial Services has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United Community Banks has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

United Community Banks has a consensus price target of $39.60, indicating a potential upside of 17.28%. Given United Community Banks' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Community Banks is more favorable than Citizens Financial Services.

Citizens Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Preferred Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Citizens Financial Services pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Preferred Bank pays out 29.3% 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. Preferred Bank has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Preferred Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Citizens Financial Services and Citizens Financial Services both had 1 articles in the media. Citizens Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Preferred Bank's score of 0.42 indicating that Citizens Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

22.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Citizens Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Preferred Bank has a consensus price target of $108.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.79%. Given Preferred Bank's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Preferred Bank is more favorable than Citizens Financial Services.

Preferred Bank has a net margin of 26.54% compared to Citizens Financial Services' net margin of 23.31%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 17.27% beat Citizens Financial Services' return on equity.

Citizens Financial Services has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Preferred Bank has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Preferred Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens Financial Services. Citizens Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Preferred Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.