Landmark Bancorp (LARK) Competitors

Landmark Bancorp (NASDAQ:LARK) and loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Does the media refer more to LARK or LDI?

In the previous week, loanDepot had 10 more articles in the media than Landmark Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for loanDepot and 2 mentions for Landmark Bancorp. Landmark Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat loanDepot's score of 0.11 indicating that Landmark Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Landmark Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
loanDepot	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LARK or LDI?

Landmark Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than loanDepot. loanDepot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landmark 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
Landmark Bancorp	$89.35M	1.69	$13M	$2.82	9.26
loanDepot	$1.06B	0.62	-$98.33M	-$0.33	-6.02

Is LARK or LDI more profitable?

Landmark Bancorp has a net margin of 17.55% compared to loanDepot's net margin of -5.95%. Landmark Bancorp's return on equity of 12.28% beat loanDepot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Landmark Bancorp	17.55%	12.28%	1.09%
loanDepot	-5.95%	-19.41%	-1.53%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LARK or LDI?

25.7% of Landmark Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of loanDepot shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Landmark Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.1% of loanDepot shares are owned 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 and volatility, LARK or LDI?

Landmark Bancorp has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, loanDepot has a beta of 3.35, meaning that its stock price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LARK or LDI?

loanDepot has a consensus target price of $2.05, indicating a potential upside of 3.27%. Given loanDepot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe loanDepot is more favorable than Landmark Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Landmark Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
loanDepot	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

Landmark Bancorp beats loanDepot on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.