OPBK vs. NBN, AMAL, AMTB, HIVE, BETR, HBT, MCB, EQBK, QD, and MCBS
Should you be buying OP Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OP Bancorp include Northeast Bancorp (NBN), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Better Home & Finance (BETR), HBT Financial (HBT), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Qudian (QD), and MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
OP Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBN) and OP Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.
Northeast Bancorp has a net margin of 23.77% compared to OP Bancorp's net margin of 13.91%. Northeast Bancorp's return on equity of 18.56% beat OP Bancorp's return on equity.
In the previous week, Northeast Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than OP Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Northeast Bancorp and 4 mentions for OP Bancorp. Northeast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat OP Bancorp's score of 0.26 indicating that Northeast Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Northeast Bancorp has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OP Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Northeast Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $115.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.50%. OP Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. Given Northeast Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northeast Bancorp is more favorable than OP Bancorp.
53.6% of OP Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Northeast Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of OP Bancorp shares are owned by 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.
Northeast Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. OP Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Northeast Bancorp pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OP Bancorp pays out 32.4% 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 Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than OP Bancorp. OP Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northeast Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Northeast Bancorp beats OP Bancorp on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:OPBK) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff