John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB) Competitors

John Marshall Bancorp (NASDAQ:JMSB) and Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBNK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Is JMSB or OBNK more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 20.47% compared to John Marshall Bancorp's net margin of 15.23%. Origin Bancorp's return on equity of 10.45% beat John Marshall Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Marshall Bancorp	15.23%	7.20%	0.76%
Origin Bancorp	20.47%	10.45%	0.97%

Which has more risk and volatility, JMSB or OBNK?

John Marshall Bancorp has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JMSB or OBNK?

Origin Bancorp received 78 more outperform votes than John Marshall Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.97% of users gave John Marshall Bancorp an outperform vote while only 63.77% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
John Marshall Bancorp	Outperform Votes 54 72.97%	Underperform Votes 20 27.03%
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 132 63.77%	Underperform Votes 75 36.23%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JMSB or OBNK?

39.1% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, JMSB or OBNK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than John Marshall Bancorp. Origin Bancorp 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
John Marshall Bancorp	$55.36M	4.51	$17.12M	$1.24	14.11
Origin Bancorp	$347.14M	3.03	$87.71M	$3.21	10.64

Does the media favor JMSB or OBNK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than John Marshall Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 0 mentions for John Marshall Bancorp. John Marshall Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Origin Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Marshall Bancorp	Neutral
Origin Bancorp	Neutral

Is JMSB or OBNK a better dividend stock?

John Marshall Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. John Marshall Bancorp pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 18.7% 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. Origin Bancorp has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Origin Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats John Marshall Bancorp on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.