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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer CADE or COLB?

In the previous week, Cadence Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Columbia Banking System. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cadence Bank and 9 mentions for Columbia Banking System. Columbia Banking System's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Cadence Bank's score of 0.66 indicating that Columbia Banking System is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Bank	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Columbia Banking System	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CADE or COLB?

Cadence Bank has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CADE or COLB?

Cadence Bank currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.35%. Columbia Banking System has a consensus price target of $29.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.80%. Given Columbia Banking System's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Columbia Banking System	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable valuation and 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	2.37	$523.60M	$2.81	13.42
Columbia Banking System	$2.97B	1.77	$533.67M	$2.52	9.88

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 5.8%. 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.

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%

Summary

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