Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) Competitors

Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) and Stock Yards Bancorp (NASDAQ:SYBT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Does the media refer more to CBSH or SYBT?

In the previous week, Commerce Bancshares had 8 more articles in the media than Stock Yards Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Commerce Bancshares and 13 mentions for Stock Yards Bancorp. Commerce Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Stock Yards Bancorp's score of 1.12 indicating that Commerce Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Commerce Bancshares	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stock Yards Bancorp	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CBSH or SYBT?

Commerce Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Stock Yards Bancorp. Commerce Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stock Yards 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
Commerce Bancshares	$1.69B	4.94	$526.33M	$4.13	15.04
Stock Yards Bancorp	$355.24M	6.13	$114.54M	$4.14	17.86

Do analysts prefer CBSH or SYBT?

Commerce Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $63.20, indicating a potential upside of 1.73%. Stock Yards Bancorp has a consensus price target of $77.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.47%. Given Stock Yards Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stock Yards Bancorp is more favorable than Commerce Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commerce Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Stock Yards Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CBSH or SYBT?

Commerce Bancshares has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stock Yards Bancorp has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CBSH or SYBT?

Commerce Bancshares received 79 more outperform votes than Stock Yards Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.33% of users gave Stock Yards Bancorp an outperform vote while only 44.10% of users gave Commerce Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Commerce Bancshares	Outperform Votes 295 44.10%	Underperform Votes 374 55.90%
Stock Yards Bancorp	Outperform Votes 216 53.33%	Underperform Votes 189 46.67%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CBSH or SYBT?

70.3% of Commerce Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Stock Yards Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Commerce Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Stock Yards Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CBSH or SYBT a better dividend stock?

Commerce Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Stock Yards Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Commerce Bancshares pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stock Yards Bancorp pays out 30.0% 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. Commerce Bancshares has increased its dividend for 58 consecutive years and Stock Yards Bancorp has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Commerce Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CBSH or SYBT more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares has a net margin of 25.24% compared to Stock Yards Bancorp's net margin of 22.54%. Commerce Bancshares' return on equity of 16.31% beat Stock Yards Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commerce Bancshares	25.24%	16.31%	1.69%
Stock Yards Bancorp	22.54%	12.71%	1.38%

Summary

Commerce Bancshares beats Stock Yards Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.