LCNB (LCNB) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to LCNB or AMTB?

In the previous week, LCNB and LCNB both had 2 articles in the media. Amerant Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat LCNB's score of 0.58 indicating that Amerant Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LCNB	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amerant Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LCNB or AMTB?

LCNB has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCNB, 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
LCNB	$125.42M	1.65	$13.49M	$1.49	9.79
Amerant Bancorp	$330.31M	2.40	-$15.75M	-$0.20	-94.60

Is LCNB or AMTB more profitable?

LCNB has a net margin of 16.62% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of -8.38%. LCNB's return on equity of 8.33% beat Amerant Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LCNB	16.62%	8.33%	0.92%
Amerant Bancorp	-8.38%	6.36%	0.51%

Which has more risk & volatility, LCNB or AMTB?

LCNB has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LCNB or AMTB?

LCNB currently has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.38%. Amerant Bancorp has a consensus price target of $24.25, suggesting a potential upside of 28.17%. Given Amerant Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amerant Bancorp is more favorable than LCNB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LCNB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Amerant Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LCNB or AMTB?

34.7% of LCNB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of LCNB shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LCNB or AMTB a better dividend stock?

LCNB pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. LCNB pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amerant Bancorp pays out -180.0% 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. LCNB has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. LCNB is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

LCNB and Amerant Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.