Chain Bridge Bancorp (CBNA) Competitors

Chain Bridge Bancorp (NYSE:CBNA) and Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is CBNA or BFST more profitable?

Chain Bridge Bancorp has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Business First Bancshares' net margin of 15.47%. Chain Bridge Bancorp's return on equity of 15.37% beat Business First Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chain Bridge Bancorp	35.57%	15.37%	1.40%
Business First Bancshares	15.47%	11.21%	1.06%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CBNA or BFST?

47.4% of Business First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 25.9% of Chain Bridge Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Business First Bancshares shares are held by 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 prefer CBNA or BFST?

Chain Bridge Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $29.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.19%. Business First Bancshares has a consensus target price of $30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 29.31%. Given Business First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Business First Bancshares is more favorable than Chain Bridge Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chain Bridge Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Business First Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor CBNA or BFST?

In the previous week, Chain Bridge Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Business First Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Chain Bridge Bancorp and 1 mentions for Business First Bancshares. Business First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Chain Bridge Bancorp's score of 0.33 indicating that Business First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chain Bridge Bancorp	Neutral
Business First Bancshares	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CBNA or BFST?

Business First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Chain Bridge Bancorp. Chain Bridge Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Business First Bancshares, 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
Chain Bridge Bancorp	$56.58M	3.15	$20.95M	$3.78	7.19
Business First Bancshares	$458.96M	1.53	$65.11M	$2.51	9.47

Summary

Chain Bridge Bancorp and Business First Bancshares tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.