INDB vs. HTH, IBKC, CATY, AUB, UCBI, WBS, CBSH, WAL, CFR, and BPOP
Should you be buying Independent Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Independent Bank include Hilltop (HTH), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), United Community Banks (UCBI), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), and Popular (BPOP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) and Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
57.1% of Hilltop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 28.9% of Hilltop shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Independent Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Independent Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Hilltop. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Independent Bank and 0 mentions for Hilltop. Hilltop's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Independent Bank's score of -0.15 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hilltop pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Hilltop pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independent Bank pays out 44.0% 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. Hilltop has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Independent Bank has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hilltop. Independent Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilltop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hilltop has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hilltop presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.61%. Independent Bank has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.13%. Given Hilltop's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Hilltop.
Independent Bank has a net margin of 23.97% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 6.95%. Hilltop's return on equity of 7.85% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.
Independent Bank received 142 more outperform votes than Hilltop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.08% of users gave Independent Bank an outperform vote while only 53.76% of users gave Hilltop an outperform vote.
Summary
Independent Bank beats Hilltop on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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