LCNB (LCNB) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LCNB or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than LCNB. LCNB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin 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
LCNB	$88.39M	2.57	$13.49M	$1.49	10.77
Origin Bancorp	$347.73M	3.49	$76.49M	$2.24	17.38

Is LCNB or OBK a better dividend stock?

LCNB pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. LCNB pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% 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. 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.

Do analysts rate LCNB or OBK?

LCNB currently has a consensus target price of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.31%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 11.00%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Origin 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
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, LCNB or OBK?

LCNB 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 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LCNB or OBK more profitable?

LCNB has a net margin of 16.62% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. LCNB's return on equity of 8.26% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LCNB	16.62%	8.26%	0.92%
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LCNB or OBK?

34.7% of LCNB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of LCNB shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LCNB or OBK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than LCNB. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 4 mentions for LCNB. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat LCNB's score of 0.70 indicating that Origin 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats LCNB on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.