Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC) Competitors

Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is FDBC or TRIN more profitable?

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 40.73% compared to Fidelity D & D Bancorp's net margin of 16.50%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 15.90% beat Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	16.50%	10.49%	0.82%
Trinity Capital	40.73%	15.90%	7.14%

Does the media favor FDBC or TRIN?

In the previous week, Trinity Capital had 8 more articles in the media than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Trinity Capital and 2 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Trinity Capital's score of 0.71 indicating that Fidelity D & D Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trinity Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FDBC or TRIN?

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. Trinity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity D & D 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
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$79.92M	2.91	$20.79M	$3.61	11.04
Trinity Capital	$175.49M	4.94	$76.89M	$2.06	6.70

Is FDBC or TRIN a better dividend stock?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 44.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Capital pays out 99.0% 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 prefer FDBC or TRIN?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp received 103 more outperform votes than Trinity Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.12% of users gave Fidelity D & D Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.54% of users gave Trinity Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%
Trinity Capital	Outperform Votes 53 53.54%	Underperform Votes 46 46.46%

Do analysts recommend FDBC or TRIN?

Trinity Capital has a consensus target price of $15.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.03%. Given Trinity Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Fidelity D & D Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, FDBC or TRIN?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FDBC or TRIN?

20.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Trinity Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Fidelity D & D Bancorp on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.