LINKBANCORP (LNKB) Competitors $7.00 +0.02 (+0.29%) Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.03 +0.03 (+0.43%) As of 10/24/2025 05:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LNKB vs. OBK, TRIN, OBNK, LDI, OSBC, BHRB, LX, FMBH, OPFI, and ESQShould you be buying LINKBANCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LINKBANCORP include Origin Bancorp (OBK), Trinity Capital (TRIN), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), loanDepot (LDI), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), LexinFintech (LX), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), OppFi (OPFI), and Esquire Financial (ESQ). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. LINKBANCORP vs. Its Competitors Origin Bancorp Trinity Capital Origin Bancorp loanDepot Old Second Bancorp Burke & Herbert Financial Services LexinFintech First Mid Bancshares OppFi Esquire Financial Origin Bancorp (NYSE:OBK) and LINKBANCORP (NASDAQ:LNKB) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Is OBK or LNKB a better dividend stock? Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. LINKBANCORP pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Origin Bancorp pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LINKBANCORP pays out 30.0% 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. LINKBANCORP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OBK or LNKB? 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is OBK or LNKB more profitable? LINKBANCORP has a net margin of 20.62% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 10.23%. LINKBANCORP's return on equity of 10.32% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Origin Bancorp10.23% 5.09% 0.62% LINKBANCORP 20.62%10.32%1.03% Do analysts recommend OBK or LNKB? Origin Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 29.35%. LINKBANCORP has a consensus price target of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Origin Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than LINKBANCORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Origin Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00LINKBANCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, OBK or LNKB? Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LINKBANCORP has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OBK or LNKB? Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than LINKBANCORP. LINKBANCORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOrigin Bancorp$619.96M1.68$76.49M$1.9117.49LINKBANCORP$167.59M1.56$26.21M$1.007.00 Does the media refer more to OBK or LNKB? In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 15 more articles in the media than LINKBANCORP. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 8 mentions for LINKBANCORP. LINKBANCORP's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.54 indicating that LINKBANCORP is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Origin Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LINKBANCORP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryOrigin Bancorp beats LINKBANCORP on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LINKBANCORP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LNKB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 LNKB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLINKBANCORPBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$261.40M$881.07M$12.71B$10.69BDividend Yield4.30%3.14%5.56%4.82%P/E Ratio7.0017.0222.2130.77Price / Sales1.562.7630.63174.94Price / Cash11.9352.2522.3661.44Price / Book0.931.122.206.61Net Income$26.21M$54.82M$1.02B$277.10M7 Day Performance1.01%3.32%1.57%2.56%1 Month Performance-4.11%-1.54%0.23%3.77%1 Year Performance8.02%10.14%538.07%33.01% LINKBANCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LNKBLINKBANCORP4.5394 of 5 stars$7.00+0.3%$8.75+25.0%+9.4%$261.40M$167.59M7.00110News CoverageAnalyst RevisionOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6373 of 5 stars$34.26+1.2%$43.20+26.1%N/A$1.07B$347.73M15.291,031News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTRINTrinity Capital2.4907 of 5 stars$14.86+0.9%$15.63+5.1%+8.7%$1.04B$237.69M6.6640News CoverageOBNKOrigin Bancorp1.559 of 5 stars$33.87+3.1%N/A+3.0%$1.04B$347.14M10.551,010News CoverageLDIloanDepot0.8285 of 5 stars$3.13-7.3%$2.85-8.8%+68.6%$1.03B$1.06B-9.474,900Analyst ForecastGap UpOSBCOld Second Bancorp3.5698 of 5 stars$18.08+1.9%$21.38+18.2%+12.2%$951.91M$286.77M9.88890News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.0259 of 5 stars$60.13-0.1%$71.50+18.9%-4.2%$903.15M$402.33M8.73850Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementLXLexinFintech3.9169 of 5 stars$5.31+1.5%$13.60+156.1%+81.3%$893.46M$1.95B4.184,667Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.4602 of 5 stars$36.69+0.7%$43.33+18.1%-3.8%$880.56M$453.67M10.421,198News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeOPFIOppFi3.0554 of 5 stars$9.96+1.6%$13.63+36.8%+99.5%$869.43M$525.96M-7.60570Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastESQEsquire Financial2.1965 of 5 stars$100.86-1.6%$100.50-0.4%+56.1%$861.34M$138.27M18.61110News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OBK Competitors TRIN Competitors OBNK Competitors LDI Competitors OSBC Competitors BHRB Competitors LX Competitors FMBH Competitors OPFI Competitors ESQ 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:LNKB) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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