TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) Competitors

TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TCBK or BANR?

Banner has higher revenue and earnings than TriCo Bancshares. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriCo 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
TriCo Bancshares	$394.54M	3.72	$114.87M	$3.40	13.27
Banner	$630.68M	3.71	$168.90M	$5.25	12.89

Which has more volatility and risk, TCBK or BANR?

TriCo Bancshares has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TCBK or BANR?

TriCo Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $47.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.50%. Banner has a consensus price target of $70.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.70%. Given TriCo Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe TriCo Bancshares is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriCo Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is TCBK or BANR more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 21.15% compared to TriCo Bancshares' net margin of 21.11%. Banner's return on equity of 10.06% beat TriCo Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriCo Bancshares	21.11%	8.99%	1.14%
Banner	21.15%	10.06%	1.13%

Does the media refer more to TCBK or BANR?

In the previous week, Banner had 5 more articles in the media than TriCo Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Banner and 6 mentions for TriCo Bancshares. Banner's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat TriCo Bancshares' score of 0.98 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriCo Bancshares	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banner	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TCBK or BANR a better dividend stock?

TriCo Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. TriCo Bancshares pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banner pays out 36.6% 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. TriCo Bancshares has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. TriCo Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TCBK or BANR?

59.1% of TriCo Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of TriCo Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Banner shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Banner beats TriCo Bancshares on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.