OVBC vs. FRAF, CBFV, UNB, HNVR, EBMT, FCCO, RMBI, MNSB, FXNC, and SBFG
Should you be buying Ohio Valley Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ohio Valley Banc include Franklin Financial Services (FRAF), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Union Bankshares (UNB), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), First Community (FCCO), Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI), MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB), First National (FXNC), and SB Financial Group (SBFG). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Ohio Valley Banc (NASDAQ:OVBC) and Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Ohio Valley Banc has a net margin of 14.70% compared to Franklin Financial Services' net margin of 13.69%. Franklin Financial Services' return on equity of 10.91% beat Ohio Valley Banc's return on equity.
Franklin Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Ohio Valley Banc. Franklin Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ohio Valley Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
22.1% of Ohio Valley Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Ohio Valley Banc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ohio Valley Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Franklin Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ohio Valley Banc pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Financial Services pays out 41.0% 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.
Ohio Valley Banc received 74 more outperform votes than Franklin Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, Ohio Valley Banc and Ohio Valley Banc both had 1 articles in the media. Ohio Valley Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Franklin Financial Services' score of -1.00 indicating that Ohio Valley Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ohio Valley Banc has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Financial Services has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Franklin Financial Services beats Ohio Valley Banc on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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