Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ) Competitors $13.97 +0.42 (+3.10%) Closing price 04/28/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.61 -0.36 (-2.58%) As of 04/28/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BOTJ vs. OBT, HIVE, LNKB, PLBC, COFS, SWKH, ONIT, TSBK, BWFG, and SNFCAShould you be buying Bank of the James Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of the James Financial Group include Orange County Bancorp (OBT), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), SWK (SWKH), Onity Group (ONIT), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), and Security National Financial (SNFCA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank of the James Financial Group vs. Orange County Bancorp HIVE Digital Technologies LINKBANCORP Plumas Bancorp ChoiceOne Financial Services SWK Onity Group Timberland Bancorp Bankwell Financial Group Security National Financial Orange County Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBT) and Bank of the James Financial Group (NASDAQ:BOTJ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Is OBT or BOTJ more profitable? Orange County Bancorp has a net margin of 19.47% compared to Bank of the James Financial Group's net margin of 13.29%. Orange County Bancorp's return on equity of 15.51% beat Bank of the James Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Orange County Bancorp19.47% 15.51% 1.12% Bank of the James Financial Group 13.29%12.48%0.80% Is OBT or BOTJ a better dividend stock? Orange County Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Bank of the James Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Orange County Bancorp pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of the James Financial Group pays out 22.9% 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OBT or BOTJ? 42.5% of Orange County Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Bank of the James Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Orange County Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Bank of the James Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, OBT or BOTJ? Orange County Bancorp has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of the James Financial Group has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OBT or BOTJ? Orange County Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of the James Financial Group. Bank of the James Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orange County Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOrange County Bancorp$107.63M2.44$27.88M$2.479.34Bank of the James Financial Group$43.56M1.47$7.94M$1.757.98 Do analysts prefer OBT or BOTJ? Orange County Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.88%. Given Orange County Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Orange County Bancorp is more favorable than Bank of the James Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Orange County Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bank of the James Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OBT or BOTJ? Bank of the James Financial Group received 72 more outperform votes than Orange County Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.50% of users gave Bank of the James Financial Group an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Orange County Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOrange County BancorpOutperform Votes850.00% Underperform Votes850.00% Bank of the James Financial GroupOutperform Votes8062.50% Underperform Votes4837.50% Does the media favor OBT or BOTJ? In the previous week, Bank of the James Financial Group had 2 more articles in the media than Orange County Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bank of the James Financial Group and 2 mentions for Orange County Bancorp. Orange County Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Bank of the James Financial Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Orange County Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Orange County Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bank of the James Financial Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryOrange County Bancorp beats Bank of the James Financial Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bank of the James Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOTJ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BOTJ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank of the James Financial GroupState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$63.98M$3.04B$10.99B$7.80BDividend Yield2.95%3.87%5.81%4.24%P/E Ratio7.9822.8821.9718.46Price / Sales1.473.0025.96104.18Price / Cash4.9110.6317.5934.62Price / Book1.061.152.634.21Net Income$7.94M$372.21M$1.03B$248.18M7 Day Performance1.31%1.73%1.91%4.70%1 Month Performance-3.66%-1.37%-0.89%1.41%1 Year Performance37.64%17.31%537.32%3.96% Bank of the James Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOTJBank of the James Financial Group2.3874 of 5 stars$13.97+3.1%N/A+37.6%$63.98M$43.56M7.98160Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsOBTOrange County Bancorp4.0135 of 5 stars$21.80-7.4%$35.50+62.8%+2.8%$248.17M$107.63M8.83210Positive NewsHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.2331 of 5 stars$1.48-0.7%$7.64+416.4%-42.6%$245.11M$117.25M-29.6020LNKBLINKBANCORP4.3605 of 5 stars$6.45+0.2%$8.33+29.2%-1.8%$241.08M$108.76M9.21110Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsPLBCPlumas Bancorp4.8074 of 5 stars$40.67-1.0%$57.67+41.8%+19.3%$240.77M$62.23M8.49190Positive NewsCOFSChoiceOne Financial Services4.3301 of 5 stars$26.25-0.5%$37.00+41.0%+13.3%$235.44M$92.44M8.05380News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSWKHSWK1.6013 of 5 stars$18.88+4.6%N/A-16.2%$231.34M$44.99M20.3040Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeONITOnity Group3.3884 of 5 stars$29.38-2.2%$42.50+44.7%N/A$231.31M$1.07B7.184,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsTSBKTimberland Bancorp3.7431 of 5 stars$28.97-2.0%N/A+21.3%$230.49M$71.81M9.38300Earnings ReportDividend IncreasePositive NewsBWFGBankwell Financial Group3.0896 of 5 stars$28.95-1.2%$40.00+38.2%+38.1%$228.39M$87M24.53140Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpSNFCASecurity National Financial2.0378 of 5 stars$9.14+2.0%N/A+49.9%$225.66M$335.45M7.441,730Short Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OBT Alternatives HIVE Alternatives LNKB Alternatives PLBC Alternatives COFS Alternatives SWKH Alternatives ONIT Alternatives TSBK Alternatives BWFG Alternatives SNFCA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BOTJ) was last updated on 4/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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