Independent Bank (INDB) Competitors

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Independent Bank pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% 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. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and First Merchants has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Independent Bank currently has a consensus target price of $91.86, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.62%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than First Merchants.

First Merchants has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Independent Bank. First Merchants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Independent Bank has a net margin of 20.31% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 9.19% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

83.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Independent Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Independent Bank and Independent Bank both had 4 articles in the media. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat First Merchants' score of 0.78 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Independent Bank pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 56.0% 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. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Independent Bank currently has a consensus target price of $91.86, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.42%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Hope Bancorp.

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

83.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Independent Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned 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.

Independent Bank has a net margin of 20.31% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 12.53%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 9.19% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Independent Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Hope Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Independent Bank and 3 mentions for Hope Bancorp. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.80 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 20.31%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.36% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 2 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 4 mentions for Independent Bank. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.48 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Independent Bank pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 39.2% 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. Independent Bank has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Hancock Whitney has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Independent Bank currently has a consensus price target of $91.86, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus price target of $84.56, indicating a potential upside of 17.65%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

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

83.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Independent Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

83.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Independent Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Old National Bancorp has a net margin of 21.60% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 20.31%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 11.80% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Independent Bank pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old National Bancorp pays out 25.8% 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. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Independent Bank presently has a consensus target price of $91.86, suggesting a potential upside of 20.80%. Old National Bancorp has a consensus target price of $29.79, suggesting a potential upside of 21.52%. Given Old National Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Independent Bank.

In the previous week, Old National Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Old National Bancorp and 4 mentions for Independent Bank. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Old National Bancorp's score of 0.72 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Old National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Independent Bank. Old National Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.