Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) Competitors

First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) and Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media refer more to FBMS or CBAN?

In the previous week, First Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Colony Bankcorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Bancshares and 3 mentions for Colony Bankcorp. First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Colony Bankcorp's score of -0.17 indicating that First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Bancshares	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Colony Bankcorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FBMS or CBAN?

69.9% of First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of First Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Colony Bankcorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, FBMS or CBAN?

First Bancshares has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colony Bankcorp has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FBMS or CBAN a better dividend stock?

First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Colony Bankcorp pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Bancshares pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colony Bankcorp pays out 36.0% 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 analysts rate FBMS or CBAN?

First Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $37.17, suggesting a potential upside of 7.60%. Given First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Bancshares is more favorable than Colony Bankcorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Colony Bankcorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FBMS or CBAN?

First Bancshares received 128 more outperform votes than Colony Bankcorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.38% of users gave Colony Bankcorp an outperform vote while only 53.94% of users gave First Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Bancshares	Outperform Votes 233 53.94%	Underperform Votes 199 46.06%
Colony Bankcorp	Outperform Votes 105 57.38%	Underperform Votes 78 42.62%

Is FBMS or CBAN more profitable?

First Bancshares has a net margin of 17.25% compared to Colony Bankcorp's net margin of 12.75%. Colony Bankcorp's return on equity of 8.86% beat First Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Bancshares	17.25%	8.19%	1.00%
Colony Bankcorp	12.75%	8.86%	0.77%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FBMS or CBAN?

First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Colony Bankcorp. Colony Bankcorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First 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
First Bancshares	$267.28M	4.03	$75.46M	$2.21	15.63
Colony Bankcorp	$112.85M	2.51	$21.75M	$1.25	12.91

Summary

First Bancshares beats Colony Bankcorp on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.