LNKB vs. FBMS, OBK, SII, FSUN, AMAL, OBNK, LX, BFC, ML, and BHRB
Should you be buying LINKBANCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LINKBANCORP include First Bancshares (FBMS), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Sprott (SII), Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), LexinFintech (LX), Bank First (BFC), MoneyLion (ML), and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
LINKBANCORP vs.
First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) and LINKBANCORP (NASDAQ:LNKB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
First Bancshares has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LINKBANCORP has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. LINKBANCORP pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Bancshares pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LINKBANCORP pays out -428.6% 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. LINKBANCORP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, First Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than LINKBANCORP. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Bancshares and 0 mentions for LINKBANCORP. First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat LINKBANCORP's score of 0.00 indicating that First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than LINKBANCORP. LINKBANCORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Bancshares has a net margin of 17.25% compared to LINKBANCORP's net margin of 3.65%. First Bancshares' return on equity of 8.19% beat LINKBANCORP's return on equity.
First Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $38.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.71%. LINKBANCORP has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.02%. Given First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Bancshares is more favorable than LINKBANCORP.
70.0% of First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of First Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.8% of LINKBANCORP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
First Bancshares received 230 more outperform votes than LINKBANCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.44% of users gave First Bancshares an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave LINKBANCORP an outperform vote.
Summary
First Bancshares beats LINKBANCORP on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LNKB) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
