Landmark Bancorp (LARK) Competitors

Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) and Landmark Bancorp (NASDAQ:LARK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Is EQBK or LARK more profitable?

Equity Bancshares has a net margin of 18.66% compared to Landmark Bancorp's net margin of 14.51%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 14.64% beat Landmark Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Bancshares	18.66%	14.64%	1.31%
Landmark Bancorp	14.51%	10.51%	0.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, EQBK or LARK?

Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landmark Bancorp has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EQBK or LARK a better dividend stock?

Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Landmark Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Equity Bancshares pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landmark Bancorp pays out 32.4% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EQBK or LARK?

71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of Landmark Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Landmark Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor EQBK or LARK?

In the previous week, Landmark Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Equity Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Landmark Bancorp and 4 mentions for Equity Bancshares. Landmark Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Equity Bancshares' score of 1.01 indicating that Landmark Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equity Bancshares	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Landmark Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EQBK or LARK?

Equity Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Landmark Bancorp. Equity Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landmark 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
Equity Bancshares	$225.03M	3.07	$62.62M	$3.93	10.03
Landmark Bancorp	$60.47M	2.92	$13M	$2.59	11.79

Do analysts recommend EQBK or LARK?

Equity Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $46.60, indicating a potential upside of 18.24%. Given Equity Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Equity Bancshares is more favorable than Landmark Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EQBK or LARK?

Landmark Bancorp received 30 more outperform votes than Equity Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.21% of users gave Landmark Bancorp an outperform vote while only 48.14% of users gave Equity Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equity Bancshares	Outperform Votes 142 48.14%	Underperform Votes 153 51.86%
Landmark Bancorp	Outperform Votes 172 56.21%	Underperform Votes 134 43.79%

Summary

Equity Bancshares beats Landmark Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.