Banner (BANR) Competitors

Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) and Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate BANR or CBSH?

Banner currently has a consensus target price of $74.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.66%. Commerce Bancshares has a consensus target price of $63.20, indicating a potential upside of 5.51%. Given Banner's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Banner is more favorable than Commerce Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Commerce Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BANR or CBSH?

Banner has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce Bancshares has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BANR or CBSH?

In the previous week, Commerce Bancshares had 7 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Commerce Bancshares and 16 mentions for Banner. Banner's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Commerce Bancshares' score of 0.94 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banner	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Commerce Bancshares	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BANR or CBSH?

Commerce Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Commerce Bancshares, 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
Banner	$602.94M	3.46	$168.90M	$5.09	11.88
Commerce Bancshares	$1.66B	4.83	$526.33M	$4.01	14.94

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BANR or CBSH?

87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Banner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BANR or CBSH?

Banner received 38 more outperform votes than Commerce Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.61% of users gave Banner an outperform vote while only 44.10% of users gave Commerce Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banner	Outperform Votes 333 57.61%	Underperform Votes 245 42.39%
Commerce Bancshares	Outperform Votes 295 44.10%	Underperform Votes 374 55.90%

Is BANR or CBSH a better dividend stock?

Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Commerce Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Banner pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commerce Bancshares pays out 27.4% 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. Commerce Bancshares has raised its dividend for 58 consecutive years.

Is BANR or CBSH more profitable?

Commerce Bancshares has a net margin of 25.24% compared to Banner's net margin of 20.28%. Commerce Bancshares' return on equity of 16.31% beat Banner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banner	20.28%	10.03%	1.09%
Commerce Bancshares	25.24%	16.31%	1.69%

Summary

Commerce Bancshares beats Banner on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.