Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) Competitors

Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ:BMRC) and Sandy Spring Bancorp (NASDAQ:SASR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is BMRC or SASR more profitable?

Sandy Spring Bancorp has a net margin of 2.65% compared to Bank of Marin Bancorp's net margin of -5.52%. Sandy Spring Bancorp's return on equity of 5.31% beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Marin Bancorp	-5.52%	3.33%	0.39%
Sandy Spring Bancorp	2.65%	5.31%	0.61%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BMRC or SASR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank of Marin Bancorp	$69.77M	4.90	-$8.41M	-$0.52	-40.54
Sandy Spring Bancorp	$404.22M	3.11	$19.93M	$0.45	61.93

Which has more risk & volatility, BMRC or SASR?

Bank of Marin Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandy Spring Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BMRC or SASR a better dividend stock?

Bank of Marin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Sandy Spring Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Bank of Marin Bancorp pays out -192.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sandy Spring Bancorp pays out 302.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMRC or SASR?

Sandy Spring Bancorp received 9 more outperform votes than Bank of Marin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.06% of users gave Bank of Marin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.82% of users gave Sandy Spring Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Marin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 281 58.06%	Underperform Votes 203 41.94%
Sandy Spring Bancorp	Outperform Votes 290 54.82%	Underperform Votes 239 45.18%

Do analysts recommend BMRC or SASR?

Bank of Marin Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.83%. Sandy Spring Bancorp has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.02%. Given Bank of Marin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bank of Marin Bancorp is more favorable than Sandy Spring Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Marin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sandy Spring Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to BMRC or SASR?

In the previous week, Sandy Spring Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Bank of Marin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sandy Spring Bancorp and 3 mentions for Bank of Marin Bancorp. Sandy Spring Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Bank of Marin Bancorp's score of 0.62 indicating that Sandy Spring Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Marin Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sandy Spring Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BMRC or SASR?

52.3% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of Sandy Spring Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Bank of Marin Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Sandy Spring Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sandy Spring Bancorp beats Bank of Marin Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.