Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN) Competitors

Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) and Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AUBN or EBMT?

Eagle Bancorp Montana has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. Eagle Bancorp Montana 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auburn National Bancorporation	$31.39M	2.50	$1.39M	$0.25	89.83
Eagle Bancorp Montana	$114.34M	1.16	$10.06M	$1.08	15.37

Does the media favor AUBN or EBMT?

In the previous week, Auburn National Bancorporation and Auburn National Bancorporation both had 4 articles in the media. Auburn National Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Eagle Bancorp Montana's score of 0.40 indicating that Auburn National Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Auburn National Bancorporation	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eagle Bancorp Montana	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AUBN or EBMT?

39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AUBN or EBMT?

Eagle Bancorp Montana received 93 more outperform votes than Auburn National Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.64% of users gave Auburn National Bancorporation an outperform vote while only 43.47% of users gave Eagle Bancorp Montana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Auburn National Bancorporation	Outperform Votes 70 63.64%	Underperform Votes 40 36.36%
Eagle Bancorp Montana	Outperform Votes 163 43.47%	Underperform Votes 212 56.53%

Is AUBN or EBMT more profitable?

Eagle Bancorp Montana has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Auburn National Bancorporation's net margin of 2.43%. Eagle Bancorp Montana's return on equity of 4.96% beat Auburn National Bancorporation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auburn National Bancorporation	2.43%	1.10%	0.09%
Eagle Bancorp Montana	7.03%	4.96%	0.41%

Do analysts prefer AUBN or EBMT?

Eagle Bancorp Montana has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.67%. Given Eagle Bancorp Montana's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Bancorp Montana is more favorable than Auburn National Bancorporation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auburn National Bancorporation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Eagle Bancorp Montana	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is AUBN or EBMT a better dividend stock?

Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Eagle Bancorp Montana pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 432.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eagle Bancorp Montana pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auburn National Bancorporation has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Eagle Bancorp Montana has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Auburn National Bancorporation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AUBN or EBMT?

Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Bancorp Montana has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eagle Bancorp Montana beats Auburn National Bancorporation on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.