Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) Competitors

Colony Bankcorp (NYSE:CBAN) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, CBAN or TRIN?

Colony Bankcorp has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CBAN or TRIN?

50.4% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CBAN or TRIN?

In the previous week, Trinity Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Colony Bankcorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Trinity Capital and 0 mentions for Colony Bankcorp. Trinity Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Colony Bankcorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Trinity Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Colony Bankcorp	Neutral
Trinity Capital	Positive

Is CBAN or TRIN a better dividend stock?

Colony Bankcorp pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Colony Bankcorp pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Capital pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Trinity Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Trinity Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CBAN or TRIN more profitable?

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 51.88% compared to Colony Bankcorp's net margin of 15.15%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 15.72% beat Colony Bankcorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colony Bankcorp	15.15%	10.06%	0.92%
Trinity Capital	51.88%	15.72%	7.08%

Do analysts prefer CBAN or TRIN?

Trinity Capital has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.38%. Given Trinity Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Colony Bankcorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colony Bankcorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CBAN or TRIN?

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Colony Bankcorp. Trinity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colony Bankcorp, 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
Colony Bankcorp	$176.62M	1.69	$23.87M	$1.58	10.85
Trinity Capital	$237.69M	4.68	$115.60M	$2.23	7.09

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Colony Bankcorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.