BMRC vs. SASR, HOPE, STBA, SRCE, TCBK, WABC, RBCAA, BUSE, PFBC, and GABC
Should you be buying Bank of Marin Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Marin Bancorp include Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), S&T Bancorp (STBA), 1st Source (SRCE), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), Republic Bancorp (RBCAA), First Busey (BUSE), Preferred Bank (PFBC), and German American Bancorp (GABC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Bank of Marin Bancorp vs.
Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ:BMRC) and Sandy Spring Bancorp (NASDAQ:SASR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Sandy Spring Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Bank of Marin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sandy Spring Bancorp and 1 mentions for Bank of Marin Bancorp. Sandy Spring Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's score of 0.33 indicating that Sandy Spring Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sandy Spring Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Marin Bancorp. Bank of Marin Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandy Spring Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bank of Marin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Sandy Spring Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Bank of Marin Bancorp pays out -116.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sandy Spring Bancorp pays out 71.6% 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. Bank of Marin Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Bank of Marin Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.50%. Sandy Spring Bancorp has a consensus target price of $28.25, suggesting a potential downside of 16.59%. Given Bank of Marin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bank of Marin Bancorp is more favorable than Sandy Spring Bancorp.
Sandy Spring Bancorp has a net margin of 11.54% compared to Bank of Marin Bancorp's net margin of -9.49%. Sandy Spring Bancorp's return on equity of 5.71% beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's return on equity.
52.3% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of Sandy Spring Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Sandy Spring Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Bank of Marin Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandy Spring Bancorp has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Sandy Spring Bancorp received 10 more outperform votes than Bank of Marin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.21% of users gave Bank of Marin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 55.98% of users gave Sandy Spring Bancorp an outperform vote.
Summary
Sandy Spring Bancorp beats Bank of Marin Bancorp on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BMRC) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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