Red River Bancshares (RRBI) Competitors

Red River Bancshares (NASDAQ:RRBI) and Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor RRBI or CLBK?

In the previous week, Columbia Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Red River Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Columbia Financial and 1 mentions for Red River Bancshares. Red River Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Columbia Financial's score of 1.49 indicating that Red River Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Red River Bancshares	Very Positive
Columbia Financial	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RRBI or CLBK?

27.5% of Red River Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Red River Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Columbia Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RRBI or CLBK?

Red River Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red River Bancshares, 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
Red River Bancshares	$112.33M	3.47	$34.24M	$5.32	10.79
Columbia Financial	$189.02M	7.95	-$11.65M	-$0.02	-716.00

Which has more volatility and risk, RRBI or CLBK?

Red River Bancshares has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RRBI or CLBK?

Red River Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.05%. Columbia Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Columbia Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Red River Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red River Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Columbia Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RRBI or CLBK?

Columbia Financial received 94 more outperform votes than Red River Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.65% of users gave Columbia Financial an outperform vote while only 45.36% of users gave Red River Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Red River Bancshares	Outperform Votes 44 45.36%	Underperform Votes 53 54.64%
Columbia Financial	Outperform Votes 138 67.65%	Underperform Votes 66 32.35%

Is RRBI or CLBK more profitable?

Red River Bancshares has a net margin of 21.71% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of -2.39%. Red River Bancshares' return on equity of 11.04% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red River Bancshares	21.71%	11.04%	1.11%
Columbia Financial	-2.39%	2.20%	0.22%

Summary

Red River Bancshares beats Columbia Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.