LCNB (LCNB) Competitors $15.81 +0.59 (+3.90%) As of 07/3/2025 03:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LCNB vs. CFB, ATLC, ESQ, OSBC, HBT, XYF, AMTB, EQBK, MCB, and BFSTShould you be buying LCNB stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LCNB include CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Atlanticus (ATLC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), HBT Financial (HBT), X Financial (XYF), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), and Business First Bancshares (BFST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. LCNB vs. Its Competitors CrossFirst Bankshares Atlanticus Esquire Financial Old Second Bancorp HBT Financial X Financial Amerant Bancorp Equity Bancshares Metropolitan Bank Business First Bancshares CrossFirst Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFB) and LCNB (NASDAQ:LCNB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is CFB or LCNB more profitable? CrossFirst Bankshares has a net margin of 15.18% compared to LCNB's net margin of 12.72%. CrossFirst Bankshares' return on equity of 11.06% beat LCNB's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CrossFirst Bankshares15.18% 11.06% 1.08% LCNB 12.72%7.68%0.83% Which has higher valuation & earnings, CFB or LCNB? CrossFirst Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than LCNB. CrossFirst Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCNB, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrossFirst Bankshares$261.78M3.01$78.55M$1.5610.25LCNB$125.42M1.79$13.49M$1.1513.75 Which has more volatility and risk, CFB or LCNB? CrossFirst Bankshares has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LCNB has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CFB or LCNB? 56.3% of CrossFirst Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of LCNB shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of CrossFirst Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of LCNB shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer CFB or LCNB? CrossFirst Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.91%. LCNB has a consensus target price of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.76%. Given CrossFirst Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CrossFirst Bankshares is more favorable than LCNB.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CrossFirst Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00LCNB 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor CFB or LCNB? In the previous week, LCNB had 1 more articles in the media than CrossFirst Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LCNB and 1 mentions for CrossFirst Bankshares. LCNB's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat CrossFirst Bankshares' score of 0.00 indicating that LCNB is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CrossFirst Bankshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral LCNB 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCrossFirst Bankshares beats LCNB on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LCNB News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LCNB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LCNB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LCNB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLCNBBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$224.08M$877.18M$12.05B$9.02BDividend Yield5.78%3.16%5.57%4.10%P/E Ratio13.7519.4020.0620.29Price / Sales1.792.2025.61112.84Price / Cash11.7949.0521.5057.47Price / Book0.881.132.285.68Net Income$13.49M$53.76M$1.00B$249.04M7 Day Performance7.58%4.36%2.21%3.30%1 Month Performance13.28%8.34%4.46%5.20%1 Year Performance19.35%28.16%540.87%21.37% LCNB Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LCNBLCNB2.8434 of 5 stars$15.81+3.9%$16.25+2.8%+19.4%$224.08M$125.42M13.75310News CoverageCFBCrossFirst Bankshares1.0322 of 5 stars$15.99flat$19.33+20.9%N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460ATLCAtlanticus2.1266 of 5 stars$50.67-0.6%$62.60+23.5%+89.9%$770.83M$1.31B9.80330Gap DownESQEsquire Financial2.0508 of 5 stars$93.73+5.0%$92.50-1.3%+111.4%$755.61M$138.27M17.72110High Trading VolumeOSBCOld Second Bancorp2.2144 of 5 stars$17.19+2.9%$20.10+16.9%+28.9%$752.89M$341.72M9.39890News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHBTHBT Financial2.5367 of 5 stars$24.48+3.6%$25.80+5.4%+50.6%$744.24M$287.27M10.29730XYFX Financial3.0432 of 5 stars$16.86-2.0%N/A+343.1%$718.61M$804.43M3.51420Positive NewsAMTBAmerant Bancorp3.4446 of 5 stars$17.27+3.5%$24.60+42.4%-12.7%$698.13M$317.91M-30.31680Positive NewsEQBKEquity Bancshares4.2531 of 5 stars$39.76+3.4%$46.60+17.2%+23.8%$696.36M$225.03M9.99700News CoverageMCBMetropolitan Bank2.3929 of 5 stars$67.02+3.2%$77.00+14.9%+77.3%$692.37M$492.21M11.34240BFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.6739 of 5 stars$23.85+2.7%$31.00+30.0%+23.3%$689.52M$458.96M9.81750Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CrossFirst Bankshares Competitors Atlanticus Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors Old Second Bancorp Competitors HBT Financial Competitors X Financial Competitors Amerant Bancorp Competitors Equity Bancshares Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LCNB) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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