Fidelity D&D Bancorp (FDBC) Competitors

Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) and Fidelity D&D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Is TRIN or FDBC a better dividend stock?

Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Fidelity D&D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Trinity Capital pays out 93.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidelity D&D Bancorp pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Fidelity D&D Bancorp has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRIN or FDBC?

Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity D&D Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TRIN or FDBC?

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D&D Bancorp. Trinity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity D&D Bancorp, 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
Trinity Capital	$237.69M	3.86	$115.60M	$2.19	6.48
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	$126.04M	2.22	$20.79M	$3.76	12.92

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRIN or FDBC?

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Fidelity D&D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of Fidelity D&D Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TRIN or FDBC?

In the previous week, Trinity Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity D&D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Trinity Capital and 4 mentions for Fidelity D&D Bancorp. Fidelity D&D Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Trinity Capital's score of 0.72 indicating that Fidelity D&D Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinity Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRIN or FDBC more profitable?

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 50.74% compared to Fidelity D&D Bancorp's net margin of 16.83%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 15.91% beat Fidelity D&D Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Capital	50.74%	15.91%	7.16%
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	16.83%	10.62%	0.83%

Do analysts prefer TRIN or FDBC?

Trinity Capital currently has a consensus price target of $15.13, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Trinity Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Fidelity D&D Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Fidelity D&D Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.