Silvergate Capital (SI) Competitors

Glen Burnie Bancorp (NASDAQ:GLBZ) and Silvergate Capital (NYSE:SI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer GLBZ or SI?

In the previous week, Silvergate Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Glen Burnie Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Glen Burnie Bancorp	Neutral
Silvergate Capital	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, GLBZ or SI?

Glen Burnie Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Silvergate Capital. Silvergate Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glen Burnie Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Glen Burnie Bancorp	$12.28M	1.29	$1.43M	$0.35	15.69
Silvergate Capital	-$609.47M	-0.02	-$937.91M	-$29.96	-0.01

Do analysts prefer GLBZ or SI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glen Burnie Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Silvergate Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is GLBZ or SI a better dividend stock?

Glen Burnie Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Silvergate Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.9420 per share and has a dividend yield of 754.4%. Glen Burnie Bancorp pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Silvergate Capital pays out -9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silvergate Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, GLBZ or SI?

Glen Burnie Bancorp has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvergate Capital has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLBZ or SI?

Glen Burnie Bancorp received 37 more outperform votes than Silvergate Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.22% of users gave Glen Burnie Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.83% of users gave Silvergate Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Glen Burnie Bancorp	Outperform Votes 121 67.22%	Underperform Votes 59 32.78%
Silvergate Capital	Outperform Votes 84 52.83%	Underperform Votes 75 47.17%

Is GLBZ or SI more profitable?

Silvergate Capital has a net margin of 45.10% compared to Silvergate Capital's net margin of 6.86%. Glen Burnie Bancorp's return on equity of 8.87% beat Silvergate Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glen Burnie Bancorp	6.86%	6.01%	0.28%
Silvergate Capital	45.10%	8.87%	0.81%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GLBZ or SI?

9.8% of Glen Burnie Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Silvergate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of Glen Burnie Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Silvergate Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Glen Burnie Bancorp beats Silvergate Capital on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.