NEWT vs. OBK, OBNK, BTBT, DEFT, FSUN, LX, OPFI, AMAL, TRIN, and CNOB
Should you be buying NewtekOne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NewtekOne include Origin Bancorp (OBK), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), Bit Digital (BTBT), DeFi Technologies (DEFT), FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), LexinFintech (LX), OppFi (OPFI), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Trinity Capital (TRIN), and ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
NewtekOne vs. Its Competitors
Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) and NewtekOne (NASDAQ:NEWT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.
Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. NewtekOne pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewtekOne pays out 39.6% 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. NewtekOne has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. NewtekOne is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of NewtekOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of NewtekOne 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.
Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than NewtekOne. NewtekOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than NewtekOne. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 4 mentions for NewtekOne. NewtekOne's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.52 indicating that NewtekOne is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NewtekOne has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Origin Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $42.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.51%. NewtekOne has a consensus target price of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.42%. Given NewtekOne's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NewtekOne is more favorable than Origin Bancorp.
NewtekOne has a net margin of 14.34% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. NewtekOne's return on equity of 18.81% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.
Summary
Origin Bancorp beats NewtekOne on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NEWT) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff