Cadence Bank (CADE) Competitors

Cadence Bank (NYSE:CADE) and Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, CADE or COLB?

Cadence Bank has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CADE or COLB a better dividend stock?

Cadence Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Cadence Bank pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Banking System pays out 57.1% 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. Cadence Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Columbia Banking System has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CADE or COLB?

Cadence Bank currently has a consensus target price of $40.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.02%. Columbia Banking System has a consensus target price of $29.36, indicating a potential upside of 10.57%. Given Columbia Banking System's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than Cadence Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Columbia Banking System	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CADE or COLB?

Columbia Banking System has higher revenue and earnings than Cadence Bank. Columbia Banking System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Bank, 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
Cadence Bank	$2.90B	2.35	$523.60M	$2.81	13.31
Columbia Banking System	$2.97B	1.88	$533.67M	$2.52	10.54

Is CADE or COLB more profitable?

Cadence Bank has a net margin of 18.79% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 17.98%. Columbia Banking System's return on equity of 11.31% beat Cadence Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Bank	18.79%	9.84%	1.12%
Columbia Banking System	17.98%	11.31%	1.15%

Does the media refer more to CADE or COLB?

In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 6 more articles in the media than Cadence Bank. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 7 mentions for Cadence Bank. Cadence Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.60 indicating that Cadence Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Bank	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Columbia Banking System	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CADE or COLB?

84.6% of Cadence Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Cadence Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cadence Bank beats Columbia Banking System on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.