Riverview Bancorp (RVSB) Competitors

Red River Bancshares (NASDAQ:RRBI) and Riverview Bancorp (NASDAQ:RVSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor RRBI or RVSB?

In the previous week, Red River Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than Riverview Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Red River Bancshares and 1 mentions for Riverview Bancorp. Riverview Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Red River Bancshares' score of 0.60 indicating that Riverview Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Red River Bancshares	Positive
Riverview Bancorp	Positive

Is RRBI or RVSB a better dividend stock?

Red River Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Riverview Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Red River Bancshares pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Riverview Bancorp pays out 33.3% 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. Red River Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

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

27.6% of Red River Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Riverview Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Red River Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Riverview Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, RRBI or RVSB?

Red River Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Riverview Bancorp. Red River Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riverview 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
Red River Bancshares	$157.67M	2.66	$34.24M	$5.67	11.06
Riverview Bancorp	$73.22M	1.45	$4.90M	$0.24	21.08

Is RRBI or RVSB more profitable?

Red River Bancshares has a net margin of 23.62% compared to Riverview Bancorp's net margin of 6.95%. Red River Bancshares' return on equity of 11.76% beat Riverview Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red River Bancshares	23.62%	11.76%	1.23%
Riverview Bancorp	6.95%	3.22%	0.34%

Which has more risk and volatility, RRBI or RVSB?

Red River Bancshares has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riverview Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RRBI or RVSB?

Red River Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.86%. Riverview Bancorp has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.34%. Given Riverview Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Riverview Bancorp 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
Riverview Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Red River Bancshares beats Riverview Bancorp on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.