Eagle Bancorp (EGBN) Competitors

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) and Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate SFNC or EGBN?

Simmons First National presently has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.18%. Eagle Bancorp has a consensus target price of $28.75, indicating a potential upside of 41.70%. Given Eagle Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Bancorp is more favorable than Simmons First National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simmons First National	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Eagle Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SFNC or EGBN more profitable?

Simmons First National has a net margin of 10.46% compared to Eagle Bancorp's net margin of -6.65%. Simmons First National's return on equity of 5.10% beat Eagle Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simmons First National	10.46%	5.10%	0.65%
Eagle Bancorp	-6.65%	4.68%	0.50%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SFNC or EGBN?

27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Eagle Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Simmons First National shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Eagle Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SFNC or EGBN a better dividend stock?

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Eagle Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Simmons First National pays out 70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Bancorp pays out -42.0% 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. Simmons First National has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SFNC or EGBN?

Eagle Bancorp received 66 more outperform votes than Simmons First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.81% of users gave Eagle Bancorp an outperform vote while only 47.71% of users gave Simmons First National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simmons First National	Outperform Votes 271 47.71%	Underperform Votes 297 52.29%
Eagle Bancorp	Outperform Votes 337 58.81%	Underperform Votes 236 41.19%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SFNC or EGBN?

Simmons First National has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Bancorp. Eagle Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simmons First National, 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
Simmons First National	$762.75M	2.87	$152.69M	$1.21	14.37
Eagle Bancorp	$308.63M	2.00	-$47.03M	-$1.57	-12.92

Does the media prefer SFNC or EGBN?

In the previous week, Simmons First National and Simmons First National both had 7 articles in the media. Eagle Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.20 indicating that Eagle Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simmons First National	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Eagle Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SFNC or EGBN?

Simmons First National has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Bancorp has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Simmons First National beats Eagle Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.