Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) and Origin Bancorp (NYSE:OBK) are both banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SFBS or OBK?

ServisFirst Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Origin Bancorp. Origin Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServisFirst 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
ServisFirst Bancshares	$981.18M	4.92	$227.24M	$4.57	19.33
Origin Bancorp	$619.96M	1.95	$76.49M	$2.24	17.29

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SFBS or OBK?

67.3% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SFBS or OBK?

ServisFirst Bancshares has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SFBS or OBK?

In the previous week, ServisFirst Bancshares had 8 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ServisFirst Bancshares and 0 mentions for Origin Bancorp. ServisFirst Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that ServisFirst Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ServisFirst Bancshares	Positive
Origin Bancorp	Neutral

Is SFBS or OBK more profitable?

ServisFirst Bancshares has a net margin of 24.62% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 11.98%. ServisFirst Bancshares' return on equity of 15.47% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ServisFirst Bancshares	24.62%	15.47%	1.46%
Origin Bancorp	11.98%	5.98%	0.72%

Do analysts rate SFBS or OBK?

ServisFirst Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $90.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.42%. Given ServisFirst Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ServisFirst Bancshares is more favorable than Origin Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ServisFirst Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SFBS or OBK a better dividend stock?

ServisFirst Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ServisFirst Bancshares pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% 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. ServisFirst Bancshares has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Origin Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

ServisFirst Bancshares beats Origin Bancorp on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.