Parke Bancorp (PKBK) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PKBK or OBK?

Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PKBK or OBK a better dividend stock?

Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Parke Bancorp pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 24.6% 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.

Does the media favor PKBK or OBK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.20 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Parke Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PKBK or OBK?

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
Parke Bancorp	$129.41M	1.87	$27.51M	$2.41	8.50
Origin Bancorp	$358.20M	3.22	$76.49M	$2.44	15.16

Is PKBK or OBK more profitable?

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 9.76% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parke Bancorp	21.82%	9.76%	1.39%
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%

Do analysts recommend PKBK or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $42.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.05%. 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
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PKBK or OBK?

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

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Parke Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.