SR Bancorp (SRBK) Competitors

Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE:BHB) and SR Bancorp (NASDAQ:SRBK) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, BHB or SRBK?

Bar Harbor Bankshares has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SR Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BHB or SRBK?

Bar Harbor Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than SR Bancorp. Bar Harbor Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SR 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
Bar Harbor Bankshares	$147.73M	3.24	$43.04M	$2.58	11.11
SR Bancorp	$48.54M	2.59	$5.14M	$0.44	32.80

Does the media prefer BHB or SRBK?

In the previous week, Bar Harbor Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat SR Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Bar Harbor Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bar Harbor Bankshares	Positive
SR Bancorp	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BHB or SRBK?

Bar Harbor Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.08%. Given Bar Harbor Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bar Harbor Bankshares is more favorable than SR Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bar Harbor Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
SR Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BHB or SRBK a better dividend stock?

Bar Harbor Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. SR Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Bar Harbor Bankshares pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SR Bancorp pays out 45.5% 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. Bar Harbor Bankshares has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Bar Harbor Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BHB or SRBK?

54.5% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.7% of SR Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of SR Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BHB or SRBK more profitable?

SR Bancorp has a net margin of 7.70% compared to Bar Harbor Bankshares' net margin of 0.00%. SR Bancorp's return on equity of 1.75% beat Bar Harbor Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bar Harbor Bankshares	N/A	N/A	N/A
SR Bancorp	7.70%	1.75%	0.32%

Summary

Bar Harbor Bankshares beats SR Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.