Origin Bancorp (OBNK) Competitors

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) and Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBNK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor SFBS or OBNK?

In the previous week, ServisFirst Bancshares had 17 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for ServisFirst Bancshares and 3 mentions for Origin Bancorp. ServisFirst Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.09 indicating that ServisFirst Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ServisFirst Bancshares	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SFBS or OBNK?

67.3% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SFBS or OBNK?

ServisFirst Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.53%. Given ServisFirst Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ServisFirst Bancshares is more favorable than Origin Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ServisFirst Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SFBS or OBNK?

ServisFirst Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Origin Bancorp. Origin Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServisFirst Bancshares, 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
ServisFirst Bancshares	$515.52M	8.60	$227.24M	$4.57	17.76
Origin Bancorp	$347.14M	3.32	$87.71M	$3.21	11.67

Is SFBS or OBNK a better dividend stock?

ServisFirst Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ServisFirst Bancshares pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 18.7% 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. ServisFirst Bancshares has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Origin Bancorp has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. ServisFirst Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SFBS or OBNK?

ServisFirst Bancshares has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SFBS or OBNK more profitable?

ServisFirst Bancshares has a net margin of 24.62% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 20.47%. ServisFirst Bancshares' return on equity of 15.47% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ServisFirst Bancshares	24.62%	15.47%	1.46%
Origin Bancorp	20.47%	10.45%	0.97%

Summary

ServisFirst Bancshares beats Origin Bancorp on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.