Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) and Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AX or OBK?

Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Origin Bancorp. Axos Financial 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
Axos Financial	$1.21B	3.23	$450.01M	$7.34	9.46
Origin Bancorp	$358.20M	2.87	$76.49M	$2.44	13.52

Does the media refer more to AX or OBK?

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Axos Financial and 5 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Axos Financial's score of 1.43 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AX or OBK?

Axos Financial presently has a consensus target price of $82.71, indicating a potential upside of 19.18%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $42.20, indicating a potential upside of 27.89%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Axos Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AX or OBK?

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Axos Financial 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AX or OBK more profitable?

Axos Financial has a net margin of 22.10% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 18.67% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	22.10%	18.67%	1.89%
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AX or OBK?

Axos Financial received 87 more outperform votes than Origin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.61% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.36% of users gave Axos Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Axos Financial	Outperform Votes 106 54.36%	Underperform Votes 89 45.64%
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 19 82.61%	Underperform Votes 4 17.39%

Which has more risk & volatility, AX or OBK?

Axos Financial has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Axos Financial beats Origin Bancorp on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.