Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Competitors

Equity Bancshares (NYSE:EQBK) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) are both banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EQBK or BUR?

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Bancshares. Equity Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, 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
Equity Bancshares	$335.67M	2.37	$62.62M	$4.03	10.26
Burford Capital	$546.09M	5.60	$146.48M	$1.08	12.94

Does the media prefer EQBK or BUR?

In the previous week, Burford Capital had 8 more articles in the media than Equity Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Burford Capital and 1 mentions for Equity Bancshares. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Equity Bancshares' score of 0.13 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equity Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Burford Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EQBK or BUR?

71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EQBK or BUR a better dividend stock?

Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Equity Bancshares pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Burford Capital pays out 11.1% 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.

Do analysts prefer EQBK or BUR?

Burford Capital has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Equity Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Burford Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, EQBK or BUR?

Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EQBK or BUR more profitable?

Burford Capital has a net margin of 37.08% compared to Equity Bancshares' net margin of 19.99%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 12.17% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Bancshares	19.99%	12.17%	1.33%
Burford Capital	37.08%	7.48%	3.88%

Summary

Burford Capital beats Equity Bancshares on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.