LNKB vs. LX, FSUN, ATLC, CNOB, OSBC, FMBH, BHRB, SBSI, BTBT, and OPFI
Should you be buying LINKBANCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LINKBANCORP include LexinFintech (LX), FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), Atlanticus (ATLC), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Bit Digital (BTBT), and OppFi (OPFI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
LINKBANCORP vs. Its Competitors
LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX) and LINKBANCORP (NASDAQ:LNKB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
LexinFintech has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LINKBANCORP has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of LexinFintech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
LexinFintech has higher revenue and earnings than LINKBANCORP. LexinFintech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LINKBANCORP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, LexinFintech had 5 more articles in the media than LINKBANCORP. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LexinFintech and 0 mentions for LINKBANCORP. LexinFintech's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat LINKBANCORP's score of 0.00 indicating that LexinFintech is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LexinFintech pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. LINKBANCORP pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. LexinFintech pays out 24.4% 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. LexinFintech is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
LexinFintech currently has a consensus target price of $13.60, indicating a potential upside of 101.48%. LINKBANCORP has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.24%. Given LexinFintech's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LexinFintech is more favorable than LINKBANCORP.
LINKBANCORP has a net margin of 20.62% compared to LexinFintech's net margin of 11.50%. LexinFintech's return on equity of 14.67% beat LINKBANCORP's return on equity.
Summary
LexinFintech beats LINKBANCORP on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:LNKB) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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