SONA vs. FRST, CZNC, MVBF, ORRF, OBT, BSRR, BMRC, UNTY, BSVN, and WTBA
Should you be buying Southern National Bancorp of Virginia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia include Primis Financial (FRST), Citizens & Northern (CZNC), MVB Financial (MVBF), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Orange County Bancorp (OBT), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Bank7 (BSVN), and West Bancorporation (WTBA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (NASDAQ:SONA) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a net margin of 17.12% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of 8.73%. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's return on equity of 7.23% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.
77.2% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Primis Financial 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.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia received 167 more outperform votes than Primis Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.91% of users gave Southern National Bancorp of Virginia an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Primis Financial an outperform vote.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Primis Financial. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primis Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Southern National Bancorp of Virginia and Southern National Bancorp of Virginia both had 1 articles in the media. Primis Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's score of 0.00 indicating that Primis Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primis Financial pays out 46.5% 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.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia beats Primis Financial on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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