Landmark Bancorp (LARK) Competitors

Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ:CBNK) and Landmark Bancorp (NASDAQ:LARK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, CBNK or LARK?

Capital Bancorp has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landmark Bancorp has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CBNK or LARK?

56.1% of Capital Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of Landmark Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.6% of Capital Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Landmark Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CBNK or LARK?

Capital Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.70%. Given Capital Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Capital Bancorp is more favorable than Landmark Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Landmark Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CBNK or LARK a better dividend stock?

Capital Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Landmark Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Capital Bancorp pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landmark Bancorp pays out 29.8% 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. Capital Bancorp has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Landmark Bancorp has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Landmark Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor CBNK or LARK?

In the previous week, Capital Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Landmark Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Capital Bancorp and 3 mentions for Landmark Bancorp. Capital Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Landmark Bancorp's score of 0.46 indicating that Capital Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capital Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Landmark Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CBNK or LARK more profitable?

Landmark Bancorp has a net margin of 17.55% compared to Capital Bancorp's net margin of 15.14%. Capital Bancorp's return on equity of 16.06% beat Landmark Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Bancorp	15.14%	16.06%	1.77%
Landmark Bancorp	17.55%	12.28%	1.09%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CBNK or LARK?

Capital Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Landmark Bancorp. Landmark Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital 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
Capital Bancorp	$216.42M	2.38	$30.97M	$2.67	11.58
Landmark Bancorp	$65.41M	2.17	$13M	$2.82	8.72

Summary

Capital Bancorp beats Landmark Bancorp on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.