Northeast Community Bancorp (NECB) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, NECB or OBK?

Northeast Community Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NECB or OBK more profitable?

Northeast Community Bancorp has a net margin of 28.09% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Northeast Community Bancorp's return on equity of 14.04% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northeast Community Bancorp	28.09%	14.04%	2.30%
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%

Which has better earnings & valuation, NECB or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Northeast Community Bancorp. Northeast Community Bancorp 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
Northeast Community Bancorp	$101.40M	2.82	$47.07M	$3.35	6.08
Origin Bancorp	$347.73M	3.16	$76.49M	$2.24	15.73

Do analysts recommend NECB or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has a consensus price target of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Northeast Community Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northeast Community Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NECB or OBK?

53.3% of Northeast Community Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Northeast Community Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NECB or OBK a better dividend stock?

Northeast Community Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Northeast Community Bancorp pays out 23.9% 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. Northeast Community Bancorp has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Northeast Community Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor NECB or OBK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Northeast Community Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 3 mentions for Northeast Community Bancorp. Northeast Community Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.67 indicating that Northeast Community Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northeast Community Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Northeast Community Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.