Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL) and Origin Bancorp (NYSE:OBK) are both banking companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GGAL or OBK?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GGAL or OBK?

Grupo Financiero Galicia has higher revenue and earnings than Origin Bancorp. Grupo Financiero Galicia 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
Grupo Financiero Galicia	$10.79B	0.39	$1.79B	$6.79	4.23
Origin Bancorp	$619.96M	1.74	$76.49M	$2.24	15.43

Does the media favor GGAL or OBK?

In the previous week, Grupo Financiero Galicia had 10 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grupo Financiero Galicia and 1 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Grupo Financiero Galicia's score of 0.70 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grupo Financiero Galicia	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, GGAL or OBK?

Grupo Financiero Galicia has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GGAL or OBK a better dividend stock?

Grupo Financiero Galicia pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Grupo Financiero Galicia pays out 10.5% 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. Grupo Financiero Galicia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GGAL or OBK more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 11.98% compared to Grupo Financiero Galicia's net margin of 8.89%. Grupo Financiero Galicia's return on equity of 22.73% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Financiero Galicia	8.89%	22.73%	4.34%
Origin Bancorp	11.98%	5.98%	0.72%

Do analysts recommend GGAL or OBK?

Grupo Financiero Galicia presently has a consensus price target of $74.00, indicating a potential upside of 157.93%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus price target of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.96%. Given Grupo Financiero Galicia's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Grupo Financiero Galicia is more favorable than Origin Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Financiero Galicia	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Grupo Financiero Galicia beats Origin Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.