Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY) Competitors $45.12 +0.50 (+1.12%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.16 +0.04 (+0.09%) As of 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GNTY vs. BANR, BUSE, CCNE, FMBH, MBWM, OBK, SMBK, TCBK, TOWN, and UVSPShould you be buying Guaranty Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guaranty Bancshares include Banner (BANR), First Busey (BUSE), CNB Financial (CCNE), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Origin Bancorp (OBK), SmartFinancial (SMBK), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), and Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Guaranty Bancshares vs. Its Competitors Banner First Busey CNB Financial First Mid Bancshares Mercantile Bank Origin Bancorp SmartFinancial TriCo Bancshares Towne Bank Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:GNTY) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Which has higher valuation & earnings, GNTY or BANR? Banner has higher revenue and earnings than Guaranty Bancshares. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guaranty Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGuaranty Bancshares$118.37M4.32$31.54M$3.1414.37Banner$630.68M3.57$168.90M$5.2512.39 Do analysts recommend GNTY or BANR? Guaranty Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. Banner has a consensus target price of $70.17, indicating a potential upside of 7.85%. Given Banner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Banner is more favorable than Guaranty Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Guaranty Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Banner 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media prefer GNTY or BANR? In the previous week, Banner had 17 more articles in the media than Guaranty Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Banner and 3 mentions for Guaranty Bancshares. Banner's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Guaranty Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Guaranty Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Banner 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GNTY or BANR a better dividend stock? Guaranty Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Guaranty Bancshares pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banner pays out 36.6% 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. Guaranty Bancshares has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GNTY or BANR? 39.4% of Guaranty Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.3% of Guaranty Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Banner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, GNTY or BANR? Guaranty Bancshares has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GNTY or BANR more profitable? Banner has a net margin of 21.15% compared to Guaranty Bancshares' net margin of 17.15%. Guaranty Bancshares' return on equity of 10.13% beat Banner's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Guaranty Bancshares17.15% 10.13% 1.02% Banner 21.15%10.06%1.13% SummaryBanner beats Guaranty Bancshares on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Guaranty Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GNTY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GNTY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GNTY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGuaranty BancsharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$511.72M$523.85M$12.38B$9.51BDividend Yield2.19%2.79%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio16.4110.9719.0620.03Price / Sales4.322.8626.34103.88Price / Cash12.9111.2221.8159.01Price / Book1.711.392.275.90Net Income$31.54M$27.69M$997.25M$258.66M7 Day Performance-0.92%-0.06%0.89%2.23%1 Month Performance6.50%4.42%4.37%12.76%1 Year Performance35.42%10.95%540.78%19.36% Guaranty Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GNTYGuaranty Bancshares1.8756 of 5 stars$45.12+1.1%$45.00-0.3%+39.3%$511.72M$118.37M16.41470BANRBanner2.8091 of 5 stars$65.93-0.2%$70.17+6.4%+8.5%$2.29B$832.99M12.561,956Dividend AnnouncementBUSEFirst Busey4.9037 of 5 stars$24.14-0.9%$27.67+14.6%-14.7%$2.18B$663.36M22.561,548Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCCNECNB Financial4.7469 of 5 stars$23.74+0.2%$26.25+10.6%-3.9%$497.21M$364.58M10.19760Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.5945 of 5 stars$38.83-0.1%$43.83+12.9%+1.0%$932.69M$453.67M11.561,198News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastMBWMMercantile Bank4.0169 of 5 stars$48.75+0.3%$52.83+8.4%+0.0%$788.71M$361.89M10.08670Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOBKOrigin Bancorp3.4478 of 5 stars$37.87-0.7%$42.20+11.4%+3.6%$1.19B$358.20M15.391,010News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSMBKSmartFinancial2.9312 of 5 stars$36.14-0.4%$33.70-6.8%+28.8%$617.24M$178.24M16.89550News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTCBKTriCo Bancshares2.9627 of 5 stars$42.24+0.1%$47.80+13.2%-8.7%$1.39B$531.04M12.301,201Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.7664 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+12.9%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.5846 of 5 stars$31.86flat$29.00-9.0%+7.9%$920.12M$301.36M11.93970News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banner Competitors First Busey Competitors CNB Financial Competitors First Mid Bancshares Competitors Mercantile Bank Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors TriCo Bancshares Competitors Towne Bank Competitors Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GNTY) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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