Byline Bancorp (BY) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer BY or BANR?

Byline Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $33.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.63%. Banner has a consensus target price of $70.17, indicating a potential upside of 4.66%. Given Byline Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Byline Bancorp is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BY or BANR?

Banner has higher revenue and earnings than Byline Bancorp. Byline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banner, 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
Byline Bancorp	$624.78M	2.11	$120.76M	$2.68	10.73
Banner	$832.99M	2.78	$168.90M	$5.25	12.77

Is BY or BANR more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 21.15% compared to Byline Bancorp's net margin of 19.03%. Byline Bancorp's return on equity of 10.98% beat Banner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byline Bancorp	19.03%	10.98%	1.30%
Banner	21.15%	10.06%	1.13%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BY or BANR?

67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.8% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Banner shares are owned 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.

Is BY or BANR a better dividend stock?

Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Byline Bancorp pays out 14.9% 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. Byline Bancorp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media favor BY or BANR?

In the previous week, Banner had 8 more articles in the media than Byline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Banner and 1 mentions for Byline Bancorp. Banner's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Byline Bancorp's score of 0.99 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Byline Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banner	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BY or BANR?

Byline Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Banner beats Byline Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.