IBTX vs. TFIN, OFG, LKFN, RNST, MBIN, LOB, CUBI, BANR, HTLF, and FBK
Should you be buying Independent Bank Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Independent Bank Group include Triumph Financial (TFIN), OFG Bancorp (OFG), Lakeland Financial (LKFN), Renasant (RNST), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Banner (BANR), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), and FB Financial (FBK). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Triumph Financial (NASDAQ:TFIN) and Independent Bank Group (NASDAQ:IBTX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.
Independent Bank Group has higher revenue and earnings than Triumph Financial. Independent Bank Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triumph Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Independent Bank Group has a net margin of 10.96% compared to Independent Bank Group's net margin of 7.16%. Triumph Financial's return on equity of 4.97% beat Independent Bank Group's return on equity.
Triumph Financial has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independent Bank Group has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Independent Bank Group received 284 more outperform votes than Triumph Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.96% of users gave Independent Bank Group an outperform vote while only 10.53% of users gave Triumph Financial an outperform vote.
91.1% of Triumph Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of Independent Bank Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Triumph Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Independent Bank Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Triumph Financial currently has a consensus price target of $65.40, suggesting a potential downside of 7.98%. Independent Bank Group has a consensus price target of $48.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.86%. Given Triumph Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank Group is more favorable than Triumph Financial.
In the previous week, Independent Bank Group had 21 more articles in the media than Triumph Financial. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Independent Bank Group and 13 mentions for Triumph Financial. Independent Bank Group's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Triumph Financial's score of 0.22 indicating that Triumph Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Independent Bank Group beats Triumph Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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