LCNB (LCNB) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to GHLD or LCNB?

In the previous week, Guild had 2 more articles in the media than LCNB. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Guild and 2 mentions for LCNB. LCNB's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Guild's score of 1.04 indicating that LCNB is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guild	Positive
LCNB	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GHLD or LCNB?

LCNB has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Guild. Guild is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCNB, 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
Guild	$1.06B	0.82	-$39.01M	$1.54	9.15
LCNB	$81.20M	2.61	$13.49M	$0.97	15.41

Do analysts prefer GHLD or LCNB?

Guild currently has a consensus price target of $16.60, indicating a potential upside of 17.81%. LCNB has a consensus price target of $16.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Guild's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Guild is more favorable than LCNB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guild	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
LCNB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GHLD or LCNB?

Guild has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LCNB has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GHLD or LCNB?

LCNB received 221 more outperform votes than Guild when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.21% of users gave LCNB an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Guild an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Guild	Outperform Votes 20 38.46%	Underperform Votes 32 61.54%
LCNB	Outperform Votes 241 58.21%	Underperform Votes 173 41.79%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GHLD or LCNB?

17.5% of Guild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of LCNB shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.5% of Guild shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of LCNB 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.

Is GHLD or LCNB a better dividend stock?

Guild pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. LCNB pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Guild pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LCNB pays out 90.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Guild is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GHLD or LCNB more profitable?

LCNB has a net margin of 10.76% compared to Guild's net margin of -12.78%. LCNB's return on equity of 7.12% beat Guild's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guild	-12.78%	6.21%	1.76%
LCNB	10.76%	7.12%	0.74%

Summary

Guild beats LCNB on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.