Cadence Bank (CADE) Competitors

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

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%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	13.34
Columbia Banking System	$2.97B	1.92	$533.67M	$2.52	10.73

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 5.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Columbia Banking System has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CADE or COLB?

84.6% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CADE or COLB?

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

Does the media refer more to CADE or COLB?

In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 9 more articles in the media than Cadence Bank. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 9 mentions for Cadence Bank. Cadence Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.97 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	7 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CADE or COLB?

Cadence Bank currently has a consensus price target of $40.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. Columbia Banking System has a consensus price target of $29.07, indicating a potential upside of 7.55%. Given Cadence Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cadence Bank is more favorable than Columbia Banking System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Columbia Banking System	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Cadence Bank beats Columbia Banking System on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.