OSBC vs. EGBN, GSBC, CFB, MCBS, FCBC, HBT, AMAL, MBWM, UVSP, and PFC
Should you be buying Old Second Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Old Second Bancorp include Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), HBT Financial (HBT), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Univest Financial (UVSP), and Premier Financial (PFC). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) and Old Second Bancorp (NASDAQ:OSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
Eagle Bancorp received 15 more outperform votes than Old Second Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.86% of users gave Eagle Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.87% of users gave Old Second Bancorp an outperform vote.
Eagle Bancorp has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.0% of Eagle Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Eagle Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Eagle Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Old Second Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Eagle Bancorp pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Second Bancorp pays out 10.2% 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.
Old Second Bancorp has a net margin of 26.90% compared to Old Second Bancorp's net margin of 11.14%. Eagle Bancorp's return on equity of 16.78% beat Old Second Bancorp's return on equity.
Eagle Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Old Second Bancorp. Old Second Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eagle Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Eagle Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.75%. Old Second Bancorp has a consensus target price of $17.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.98%. Given Eagle Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Old Second Bancorp is more favorable than Eagle Bancorp.
In the previous week, Eagle Bancorp had 11 more articles in the media than Old Second Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Eagle Bancorp and 0 mentions for Old Second Bancorp. Old Second Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Eagle Bancorp's score of 0.33 indicating that Eagle Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Old Second Bancorp beats Eagle Bancorp on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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