Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY) Competitors

Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ:OVLY) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OVLY or TRIN?

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Oak Valley Bancorp. Trinity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oak Valley 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
Oak Valley Bancorp	$89.45M	2.60	$24.95M	$2.93	9.48
Trinity Capital	$237.69M	4.10	$115.60M	$2.19	6.88

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OVLY or TRIN?

30.9% of Oak Valley Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Oak Valley Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to OVLY or TRIN?

In the previous week, Oak Valley Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Trinity Capital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oak Valley Bancorp and 1 mentions for Trinity Capital. Trinity Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Oak Valley Bancorp's score of 1.74 indicating that Trinity Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oak Valley Bancorp	Very Positive
Trinity Capital	Very Positive

Is OVLY or TRIN more profitable?

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 50.74% compared to Oak Valley Bancorp's net margin of 27.04%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 15.91% beat Oak Valley Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oak Valley Bancorp	27.04%	13.15%	1.27%
Trinity Capital	50.74%	15.91%	7.16%

Do analysts rate OVLY or TRIN?

Trinity Capital has a consensus target price of $15.38, indicating a potential upside of 2.02%. Given Trinity Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Oak Valley Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oak Valley Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, OVLY or TRIN?

Oak Valley Bancorp has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OVLY or TRIN a better dividend stock?

Oak Valley Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Oak Valley Bancorp pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Capital pays out 93.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oak Valley Bancorp has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Trinity Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Oak Valley Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.