Parke Bancorp (PKBK) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer OBK or PKBK?

Origin Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 20.81%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, OBK or PKBK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin 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
Origin Bancorp	$358.20M	3.11	$76.49M	$2.24	15.96
Parke Bancorp	$129.41M	1.89	$27.51M	$2.57	8.05

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OBK or PKBK?

54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OBK or PKBK a better dividend stock?

Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% 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.

Is OBK or PKBK more profitable?

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 22.44% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 10.31% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%
Parke Bancorp	22.44%	10.31%	1.46%

Which has more risk & volatility, OBK or PKBK?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer OBK or PKBK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 1 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.94 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Parke Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Parke Bancorp on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.