VBFC vs. AUBN, FUSB, BRBS, PBHC, UBCP, BKSC, BAFN, BOTJ, CIZN, and SBFG
Should you be buying Village Bank and Trust Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Village Bank and Trust Financial include Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN), First US Bancshares (FUSB), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC), United Bancorp (UBCP), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), BayFirst Financial (BAFN), Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), Citizens (CIZN), and SB Financial Group (SBFG). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) and Village Bank and Trust Financial (NASDAQ:VBFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Village Bank and Trust Financial has a net margin of 6.08% compared to Village Bank and Trust Financial's net margin of 2.47%. Auburn National Bancorporation's return on equity of 3.30% beat Village Bank and Trust Financial's return on equity.
In the previous week, Village Bank and Trust Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Auburn National Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Village Bank and Trust Financial and 2 mentions for Auburn National Bancorporation. Village Bank and Trust Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Auburn National Bancorporation's score of 0.00 indicating that Auburn National Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Village Bank and Trust Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 469.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Village Bank and Trust Financial pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auburn National Bancorporation has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Village Bank and Trust Financial has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Auburn National Bancorporation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Village Bank and Trust Financial received 28 more outperform votes than Auburn National Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave Village Bank and Trust Financial an outperform vote while only 64.22% of users gave Auburn National Bancorporation an outperform vote.
Village Bank and Trust Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. Village Bank and Trust Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auburn National Bancorporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Village Bank and Trust Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Village Bank and Trust Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Village Bank and Trust Financial has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Village Bank and Trust Financial beats Auburn National Bancorporation on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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