Parke Bancorp (PKBK) Competitors

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) and Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FBIZ or PKBK?

60.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Parke 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.

Is FBIZ or PKBK a better dividend stock?

First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Business Financial Services pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parke Bancorp pays out 28.0% 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. First Business Financial Services has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to FBIZ or PKBK?

In the previous week, First Business Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Business Financial Services and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. First Business Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Parke Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Business Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Business Financial Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Parke Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend FBIZ or PKBK?

First Business Financial Services presently has a consensus target price of $59.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.76%. Given First Business Financial Services' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Business Financial Services is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Business Financial Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, FBIZ or PKBK?

First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FBIZ or PKBK?

First Business Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Business Financial Services, 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
First Business Financial Services	$262.38M	1.59	$44.24M	$5.62	8.94
Parke Bancorp	$129.41M	1.88	$27.51M	$2.57	7.99

Is FBIZ or PKBK more profitable?

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 22.44% compared to First Business Financial Services' net margin of 17.59%. First Business Financial Services' return on equity of 14.22% beat Parke Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Business Financial Services	17.59%	14.22%	1.17%
Parke Bancorp	22.44%	10.21%	1.45%

Summary

First Business Financial Services beats Parke Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.