Northeast Bancorp (NBN) Competitors

Park National (NYSE:PRK) and Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PRK or NBN?

Park National has higher revenue and earnings than Northeast Bancorp. Northeast Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park National, 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
Park National	$528.91M	5.43	$151.42M	$9.74	18.20
Northeast Bancorp	$263.77M	2.99	$58.23M	$8.99	10.67

Do analysts prefer PRK or NBN?

Park National currently has a consensus price target of $177.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.25%. Northeast Bancorp has a consensus price target of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.64%. Given Northeast Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northeast Bancorp is more favorable than Park National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Northeast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to PRK or NBN?

In the previous week, Park National had 45 more articles in the media than Northeast Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Park National and 0 mentions for Northeast Bancorp. Northeast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Park National's score of 0.00 indicating that Northeast Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Park National	Neutral
Northeast Bancorp	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, PRK or NBN?

Park National has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northeast Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRK or NBN more profitable?

Park National has a net margin of 23.46% compared to Northeast Bancorp's net margin of 22.84%. Northeast Bancorp's return on equity of 17.46% beat Park National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park National	23.46%	12.31%	1.50%
Northeast Bancorp	22.84%	17.46%	1.91%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PRK or NBN?

62.7% of Park National shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Park National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Northeast Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PRK or NBN a better dividend stock?

Park National pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Northeast Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Park National pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northeast Bancorp pays out 0.4% 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. Park National has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Park National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Park National beats Northeast Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.