Northeast Community Bancorp (NECB) Competitors

Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) and Northeast Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:NECB) 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, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is OBK or NECB a better dividend stock?

Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Northeast Community Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northeast Community Bancorp pays out 23.9% 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 increased 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OBK or NECB?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, OBK or NECB?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northeast Community Bancorp has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OBK or NECB 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
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%
Northeast Community Bancorp	28.09%	14.04%	2.30%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OBK or NECB?

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
Origin Bancorp	$347.73M	3.37	$76.49M	$2.24	16.73
Northeast Community Bancorp	$162.80M	1.87	$47.07M	$3.35	6.48

Do analysts rate OBK or NECB?

Origin Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 15.25%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Northeast Community Bancorp.

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

Does the media prefer OBK or NECB?

In the previous week, Northeast Community Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Northeast Community Bancorp and 2 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Northeast Community Bancorp's score of 0.87 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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