Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY) Competitors $27.28 -0.09 (-0.33%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.53 +0.25 (+0.93%) As of 04:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OVLY vs. DEFT, FMBH, BHRB, CNOB, SBSI, JFIN, CFB, ATLC, ESQ, and OSBCShould you be buying Oak Valley Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oak Valley Bancorp include DeFi Technologies (DEFT), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Jiayin Group (JFIN), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Atlanticus (ATLC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), and Old Second Bancorp (OSBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Oak Valley Bancorp vs. Its Competitors DeFi Technologies First Mid Bancshares Burke & Herbert Financial Services ConnectOne Bancorp Southside Bancshares Jiayin Group CrossFirst Bankshares Atlanticus Esquire Financial Old Second Bancorp DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) and Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ:OVLY) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability. Does the media prefer DEFT or OVLY? In the previous week, DeFi Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Oak Valley Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for DeFi Technologies and 1 mentions for Oak Valley Bancorp. Oak Valley Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat DeFi Technologies' score of 0.63 indicating that Oak Valley Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment DeFi Technologies Positive Oak Valley Bancorp Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DEFT or OVLY? 30.9% of Oak Valley Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Oak Valley Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, DEFT or OVLY? Oak Valley Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies. Oak Valley Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DeFi Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDeFi Technologies$40.30M24.80-$28.50M$0.2910.24Oak Valley Bancorp$89.45M2.56$24.95M$2.979.19 Which has more risk & volatility, DEFT or OVLY? DeFi Technologies has a beta of 4.07, meaning that its share price is 307% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oak Valley Bancorp has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate DEFT or OVLY? DeFi Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 110.44%. Given DeFi Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than Oak Valley Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DeFi Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Oak Valley Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is DEFT or OVLY more profitable? DeFi Technologies has a net margin of 62.45% compared to Oak Valley Bancorp's net margin of 27.04%. DeFi Technologies' return on equity of 171.79% beat Oak Valley Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DeFi Technologies62.45% 171.79% 18.71% Oak Valley Bancorp 27.04%13.54%1.30% SummaryDeFi Technologies beats Oak Valley Bancorp on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Oak Valley Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OVLY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OVLY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OVLY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOak Valley BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$228.61M$1.91B$12.02B$8.93BDividend Yield2.20%3.48%5.61%4.12%P/E Ratio9.1911.6419.9619.89Price / Sales2.562.4525.72166.23Price / Cash8.4211.0921.1757.06Price / Book1.241.312.265.39Net Income$24.95M$198.60M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance1.04%6.92%2.70%2.96%1 Month Performance8.69%8.67%4.28%6.02%1 Year Performance13.20%24.67%540.37%20.44% Oak Valley Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OVLYOak Valley Bancorp3.3208 of 5 stars$27.28-0.3%N/A+13.0%$228.61M$89.45M9.19200Positive NewsDEFTDeFi TechnologiesN/A$2.86+8.3%$6.25+118.5%N/A$888.52M$40.30M9.8620FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares2.7444 of 5 stars$36.44+3.0%$43.83+20.3%+19.2%$848.97M$453.67M10.851,198Analyst RevisionBHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.4105 of 5 stars$57.99+2.6%$73.00+25.9%+22.9%$847.81M$402.33M16.52850Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.8718 of 5 stars$22.72+3.3%$28.50+25.4%+26.1%$845.96M$534.62M12.28520SBSISouthside BancsharesN/A$28.88+3.3%N/AN/A$845.09M$456.07M9.92810JFINJiayin Group2.6278 of 5 stars$16.26+2.7%N/A+162.4%$844.84M$794.74M4.731,028CFBCrossFirst Bankshares0.9381 of 5 stars$15.99flat$19.33+20.9%N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460News CoverageATLCAtlanticus3.1449 of 5 stars$50.67-0.6%$62.60+23.5%+94.3%$770.83M$1.31B9.80330Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.2817 of 5 stars$93.73+5.0%$92.50-1.3%+107.0%$755.61M$138.27M17.72110High Trading VolumeOSBCOld Second Bancorp2.1468 of 5 stars$17.19+2.9%$20.10+16.9%+23.2%$752.89M$341.72M9.39890News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DeFi Technologies Competitors First Mid Bancshares Competitors Burke & Herbert Financial Services Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Competitors Southside Bancshares Competitors Jiayin Group Competitors CrossFirst Bankshares Competitors Atlanticus Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors Old Second Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OVLY) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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