SR Bancorp (SRBK) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SRBK or BHB?

24.7% of SR Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of SR Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SRBK or BHB?

SR Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bar Harbor Bankshares has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SRBK or BHB?

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
SR Bancorp	$48.54M	2.78	$3.75M	$0.44	34.09
Bar Harbor Bankshares	$147.73M	3.62	$43.04M	$2.58	12.43

Is SRBK or BHB a better dividend stock?

SR Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Bar Harbor Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. SR Bancorp pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bar Harbor Bankshares pays out 49.6% 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. 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 analysts prefer SRBK or BHB?

Bar Harbor Bankshares has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.10%. Given Bar Harbor Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bar Harbor Bankshares is more favorable than SR Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SR Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bar Harbor Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SRBK or BHB 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 1.74% beat Bar Harbor Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SR Bancorp	7.70%	1.74%	0.32%
Bar Harbor Bankshares	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer SRBK or BHB?

In the previous week, Bar Harbor Bankshares had 3 more articles in the media than SR Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bar Harbor Bankshares and 0 mentions for SR Bancorp. Bar Harbor Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat SR Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Bar Harbor Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SR Bancorp	Neutral
Bar Harbor Bankshares	Positive

Summary

Bar Harbor Bankshares beats SR Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.