Veritex (VBTX) Competitors $24.22 -0.84 (-3.35%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.84 -0.38 (-1.55%) As of 04:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VBTX vs. OZK, FLG, VLY, PFSI, UPST, HWC, BBAR, SFBS, AX, and ASBShould you be buying Veritex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veritex include Bank OZK (OZK), Flagstar Financial (FLG), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Upstart (UPST), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Axos Financial (AX), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Veritex vs. Bank OZK Flagstar Financial Valley National Bancorp PennyMac Financial Services Upstart Hancock Whitney Banco BBVA Argentina ServisFirst Bancshares Axos Financial Associated Banc Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) and Veritex (NASDAQ:VBTX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk. Is OZK or VBTX a better dividend stock? Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Veritex pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Bank OZK pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Veritex pays out 43.1% 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. Bank OZK has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Veritex has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Bank OZK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend OZK or VBTX? Bank OZK presently has a consensus price target of $49.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. Veritex has a consensus price target of $30.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.90%. Given Veritex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Veritex is more favorable than Bank OZK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank OZK 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Veritex 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community favor OZK or VBTX? Veritex received 67 more outperform votes than Bank OZK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.28% of users gave Veritex an outperform vote while only 44.62% of users gave Bank OZK an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank OZKOutperform Votes17444.62% Underperform Votes21655.38% VeritexOutperform Votes24151.28% Underperform Votes22948.72% Does the media favor OZK or VBTX? In the previous week, Bank OZK had 10 more articles in the media than Veritex. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Bank OZK and 2 mentions for Veritex. Veritex's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Bank OZK's score of 1.29 indicating that Veritex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank OZK 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Veritex 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is OZK or VBTX more profitable? Bank OZK has a net margin of 25.83% compared to Veritex's net margin of 13.44%. Bank OZK's return on equity of 13.90% beat Veritex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank OZK25.83% 13.90% 1.93% Veritex 13.44%7.59%0.93% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OZK or VBTX? Bank OZK has higher revenue and earnings than Veritex. Bank OZK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veritex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank OZK$1.66B3.06$716.46M$6.107.36Veritex$435.91M3.02$107.24M$2.0411.87 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OZK or VBTX? 86.2% of Bank OZK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Veritex shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Bank OZK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Veritex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, OZK or VBTX? Bank OZK has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veritex has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBank OZK beats Veritex on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Veritex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VBTX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VBTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeritexState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.31B$3.24B$11.49B$8.38BDividend Yield3.50%3.69%5.46%4.10%P/E Ratio12.4223.8022.4819.71Price / Sales3.023.0827.28116.98Price / Cash11.0310.6317.6234.62Price / Book0.821.192.794.50Net Income$107.24M$372.21M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-3.12%-2.08%0.34%1.14%1 Month Performance12.49%8.22%8.69%15.18%1 Year Performance11.66%15.62%537.74%6.55% Veritex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VBTXVeritex4.7427 of 5 stars$24.22-3.4%$30.25+24.9%+15.8%$1.31B$435.91M12.42770Positive NewsOZKBank OZK4.0248 of 5 stars$46.31+3.8%$49.13+6.1%-3.4%$5.25B$1.66B7.542,650Positive NewsFLGFlagstar Financial1.6005 of 5 stars$12.43+3.6%$13.25+6.6%N/A$5.16B$2.32B-3.378,766Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeVLYValley National Bancorp4.5637 of 5 stars$9.20+4.4%$10.67+15.9%+16.8%$5.15B$1.87B13.333,830News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpPFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.894 of 5 stars$98.93+1.4%$121.17+22.5%+7.4%$5.11B$2.98B16.944,140Insider TradeUPSTUpstart4.0208 of 5 stars$52.96+12.3%$63.81+20.5%+82.5%$5.04B$714.41M-36.271,880Analyst ForecastGap DownHWCHancock Whitney4.7008 of 5 stars$57.58+5.3%$61.25+6.4%+19.3%$4.96B$1.45B10.913,630News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementBBARBanco BBVA Argentina2.7229 of 5 stars$21.34+4.6%$27.00+26.6%+88.2%$4.36B$3.43T11.115,850Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSFBSServisFirst Bancshares3.2349 of 5 stars$78.70+5.5%$87.50+11.2%+17.0%$4.30B$498.08M18.92570Positive NewsAXAxos Financial3.3765 of 5 stars$72.19+4.9%$81.50+12.9%+17.5%$4.07B$1.21B9.701,340Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementASBAssociated Banc4.8562 of 5 stars$24.39+5.1%$26.00+6.6%+9.7%$4.04B$1.05B30.874,100Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bank OZK Competitors Flagstar Financial Competitors Valley National Bancorp Competitors PennyMac Financial Services Competitors Upstart Competitors Hancock Whitney Competitors Banco BBVA Argentina Competitors ServisFirst Bancshares Competitors Axos Financial Competitors Associated Banc Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VBTX) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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