Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) Competitors

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

Is OBK or CBAN a better dividend stock?

Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Colony Bankcorp pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colony Bankcorp pays out 29.1% 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.

Is OBK or CBAN more profitable?

Colony Bankcorp has a net margin of 15.15% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Colony Bankcorp's return on equity of 10.18% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%
Colony Bankcorp	15.15%	10.18%	0.92%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OBK or CBAN?

54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend OBK or CBAN?

Origin Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.25%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Colony Bankcorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Colony Bankcorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, OBK or CBAN?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colony Bankcorp has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OBK or CBAN?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Colony Bankcorp. Colony Bankcorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Bancorp, 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
Origin Bancorp	$358.20M	3.07	$76.49M	$2.24	15.78
Colony Bankcorp	$176.62M	1.58	$23.87M	$1.58	10.11

Does the media prefer OBK or CBAN?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than Colony Bankcorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 1 mentions for Colony Bankcorp. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Colony Bankcorp's score of 0.31 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Colony Bankcorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Colony Bankcorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.