Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT) Competitors

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) and Third Coast Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, EBMT or TCBX?

Eagle Bancorp Montana has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Third Coast Bancshares has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EBMT or TCBX more profitable?

Third Coast Bancshares has a net margin of 16.30% compared to Eagle Bancorp Montana's net margin of 10.09%. Third Coast Bancshares' return on equity of 12.05% beat Eagle Bancorp Montana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Bancorp Montana	10.09%	7.10%	0.60%
Third Coast Bancshares	16.30%	12.05%	1.17%

Do analysts recommend EBMT or TCBX?

Third Coast Bancshares has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.24%. Given Third Coast Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Third Coast Bancshares is more favorable than Eagle Bancorp Montana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Bancorp Montana	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Third Coast Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better earnings and valuation, EBMT or TCBX?

Third Coast Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Bancorp Montana. Eagle Bancorp Montana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Third Coast Bancshares, 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
Eagle Bancorp Montana	$121.99M	1.09	$9.78M	$1.60	10.48
Third Coast Bancshares	$338.98M	1.60	$47.67M	$3.27	11.96

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EBMT or TCBX?

35.7% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Third Coast Bancshares 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.

Does the media prefer EBMT or TCBX?

In the previous week, Third Coast Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Eagle Bancorp Montana. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Third Coast Bancshares and 1 mentions for Eagle Bancorp Montana. Third Coast Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Eagle Bancorp Montana's score of 1.51 indicating that Third Coast Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Bancorp Montana	Very Positive
Third Coast Bancshares	Very Positive

Summary

Third Coast Bancshares beats Eagle Bancorp Montana on 16 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.