Fidelity D&D Bancorp (FDBC) Competitors

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

Is FDBC or TRIN 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
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	16.83%	10.62%	0.83%
Trinity Capital	50.74%	15.91%	7.16%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FDBC or TRIN?

20.0% of Fidelity D&D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 21.0% of Fidelity D&D Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are held by company 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FDBC or TRIN?

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
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	$81.55M	3.44	$20.79M	$3.76	12.92
Trinity Capital	$190.27M	4.82	$115.60M	$2.19	6.48

Does the media prefer FDBC or TRIN?

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 media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
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

Do analysts recommend FDBC or TRIN?

Trinity Capital 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, 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
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FDBC or TRIN a better dividend stock?

Fidelity D&D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Fidelity D&D Bancorp pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Trinity Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, FDBC or TRIN?

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

Summary

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