John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB) Competitors

Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) and John Marshall Bancorp (NASDAQ:JMSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TRIN or JMSB?

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than John Marshall Bancorp. Trinity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Marshall 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	4.73	$115.60M	$2.23	7.17
John Marshall Bancorp	$112.40M	2.66	$17.12M	$1.33	15.80

Do analysts recommend TRIN or JMSB?

Trinity Capital currently has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.56%. John Marshall Bancorp has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.66%. Given John Marshall Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe John Marshall Bancorp is more favorable than Trinity Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
John Marshall Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer TRIN or JMSB?

In the previous week, Trinity Capital had 11 more articles in the media than John Marshall Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Trinity Capital and 1 mentions for John Marshall Bancorp. John Marshall Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Trinity Capital's score of 0.49 indicating that John Marshall Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinity Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
John Marshall Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TRIN or JMSB?

Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Marshall Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRIN or JMSB more profitable?

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 51.88% compared to John Marshall Bancorp's net margin of 16.68%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 15.72% beat John Marshall Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Capital	51.88%	15.72%	7.08%
John Marshall Bancorp	16.68%	7.60%	0.84%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRIN or JMSB?

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRIN or JMSB a better dividend stock?

Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. John Marshall Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Trinity Capital pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. John Marshall Bancorp pays out 22.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Trinity Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats John Marshall Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.