Byline Bancorp (BY) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, BANR or BY?

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
Banner	$832.99M	2.88	$168.90M	$5.09	13.63
Byline Bancorp	$624.78M	2.09	$120.76M	$2.70	10.48

Which has more risk and volatility, BANR or BY?

Banner has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byline Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BANR or BY?

Banner currently has a consensus price target of $70.83, suggesting a potential upside of 2.07%. Byline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $33.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.54%. Given Byline Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Byline Bancorp is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor BANR or BY?

In the previous week, Banner had 10 more articles in the media than Byline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Banner and 1 mentions for Byline Bancorp. Banner's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Byline Bancorp's score of 0.33 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banner	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Byline Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BANR or BY?

87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Banner shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BANR or BY more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Byline Bancorp's net margin of 19.10%. Byline Bancorp's return on equity of 11.00% beat Banner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banner	20.77%	9.95%	1.10%
Byline Bancorp	19.10%	11.00%	1.25%

Is BANR or BY a better dividend stock?

Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Banner pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Byline Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

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