FBIZ vs. ORRF, ACNB, OBT, BSVN, INBK, WTBA, CZNC, UNTY, FRST, and BMRC
Should you be buying First Business Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Business Financial Services include Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), ACNB (ACNB), Orange County Bancorp (OBT), Bank7 (BSVN), First Internet Bancorp (INBK), West Bancorporation (WTBA), Citizens & Northern (CZNC), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Primis Financial (FRST), and Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) and Orrstown Financial Services (NASDAQ:ORRF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
First Business Financial Services received 14 more outperform votes than Orrstown Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.63% of users gave Orrstown Financial Services an outperform vote while only 59.47% of users gave First Business Financial Services an outperform vote.
First Business Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.39%. Orrstown Financial Services has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.15%. Given First Business Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Business Financial Services is more favorable than Orrstown Financial Services.
Orrstown Financial Services has a net margin of 18.99% compared to First Business Financial Services' net margin of 15.48%. Orrstown Financial Services' return on equity of 14.31% beat First Business Financial Services' return on equity.
First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orrstown Financial Services has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Orrstown Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Business Financial Services pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orrstown Financial Services pays out 23.9% 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.
In the previous week, First Business Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than Orrstown Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Business Financial Services and 2 mentions for Orrstown Financial Services. First Business Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Orrstown Financial Services' score of 0.37 indicating that First Business Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.
60.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of Orrstown Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Orrstown Financial Services 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.
First Business Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Orrstown Financial Services. First Business Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orrstown Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
First Business Financial Services beats Orrstown Financial Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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