Great Western Bancorp Competitors

Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) and Great Western Bancorp (NYSE:GWB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Popular and Great Western Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Popular presently has a consensus price target of $58.80, suggesting a potential downside of 2.49%. Great Western Bancorp has a consensus price target of $17.40, suggesting a potential downside of 27.47%. Given Popular's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Popular is more favorable than Great Western Bancorp.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.6% of Popular shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Great Western Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Popular shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Great Western Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Popular and Great Western Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Popular has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Western Bancorp has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Popular pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Great Western Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Popular pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Western Bancorp pays out 2.5% 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. Popular has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Popular is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Popular and Great Western Bancorp's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Popular has higher revenue and earnings than Great Western Bancorp. Popular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Western Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Popular beats Great Western Bancorp on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Great Western Bancorp (NYSE:GWB) and Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBCI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Great Western Bancorp has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glacier Bancorp has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Great Western Bancorp and Glacier Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Great Western Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Glacier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Great Western Bancorp pays out 2.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Glacier Bancorp pays out 50.4% 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. Glacier Bancorp has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Glacier Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.4% of Great Western Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Great Western Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Great Western Bancorp and Glacier Bancorp's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Glacier Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Great Western Bancorp. Great Western Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glacier Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Great Western Bancorp and Glacier Bancorp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Great Western Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $17.40, suggesting a potential downside of 27.47%. Glacier Bancorp has a consensus price target of $37.3333, suggesting a potential downside of 25.51%. Given Glacier Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Glacier Bancorp is more favorable than Great Western Bancorp.

Summary

Glacier Bancorp beats Great Western Bancorp on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Great Western Bancorp (NYSE:GWB) and United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Dividends

Great Western Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Great Western Bancorp pays out 2.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Bankshares pays out 54.9% 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. United Bankshares has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. United Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Great Western Bancorp and United Bankshares, as provided by MarketBeat.

Great Western Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $17.40, suggesting a potential downside of 27.47%. United Bankshares has a consensus target price of $28.75, suggesting a potential downside of 19.17%. Given United Bankshares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Bankshares is more favorable than Great Western Bancorp.

Profitability

This table compares Great Western Bancorp and United Bankshares' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Great Western Bancorp and United Bankshares' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

United Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Great Western Bancorp. United Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Western Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.4% of Great Western Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of United Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Great Western Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of United Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Great Western Bancorp has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Bankshares has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

United Bankshares beats Great Western Bancorp on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) and Great Western Bancorp (NYSE:GWB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Bank OZK has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Western Bancorp has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Bank OZK and Great Western Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Bank OZK currently has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential downside of 24.16%. Great Western Bancorp has a consensus target price of $17.40, suggesting a potential downside of 27.47%. Given Bank OZK's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bank OZK is more favorable than Great Western Bancorp.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bank OZK and Great Western Bancorp's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Bank OZK has higher revenue and earnings than Great Western Bancorp. Bank OZK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Western Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Great Western Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Bank OZK pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Western Bancorp pays out 2.5% 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. Bank OZK has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Bank OZK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares Bank OZK and Great Western Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.4% of Bank OZK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Great Western Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Bank OZK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Great Western Bancorp 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.

Summary

Bank OZK beats Great Western Bancorp on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Great Western Bancorp (NYSE:GWB) and Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Great Western Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Wintrust Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Great Western Bancorp pays out 2.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wintrust Financial pays out 18.6% 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.4% of Great Western Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Wintrust Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Great Western Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Wintrust Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Great Western Bancorp and Wintrust Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.

Great Western Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $17.40, indicating a potential downside of 27.47%. Wintrust Financial has a consensus target price of $56.6667, indicating a potential downside of 16.38%. Given Wintrust Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wintrust Financial is more favorable than Great Western Bancorp.

Volatility & Risk

Great Western Bancorp has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wintrust Financial has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Great Western Bancorp and Wintrust Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Great Western Bancorp and Wintrust Financial's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Wintrust Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Great Western Bancorp. Wintrust Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Western Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Wintrust Financial beats Great Western Bancorp on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NASDAQ:HOMB) and Great Western Bancorp (NYSE:GWB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Dividends

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Great Western Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Western Bancorp pays out 2.5% 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. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.2% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Great Western Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Great Western Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) and Great Western Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) presently has a consensus price target of $17.25, indicating a potential downside of 18.29%. Great Western Bancorp has a consensus price target of $17.40, indicating a potential downside of 27.47%. Given Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is more favorable than Great Western Bancorp.

Risk & Volatility

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Western Bancorp has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) and Great Western Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) and Great Western Bancorp's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has higher revenue and earnings than Great Western Bancorp. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Western Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) beats Great Western Bancorp on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.