LINKBANCORP (LNKB) Competitors

LINKBANCORP (NASDAQ:LNKB) and Bank First (NASDAQ:BFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media refer more to LNKB or BFC?

In the previous week, Bank First had 11 more articles in the media than LINKBANCORP. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bank First and 0 mentions for LINKBANCORP. LINKBANCORP's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Bank First's score of 0.90 indicating that LINKBANCORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LINKBANCORP	Very Positive
Bank First	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, LNKB or BFC?

LINKBANCORP has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank First has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LNKB or BFC a better dividend stock?

LINKBANCORP pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Bank First pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. LINKBANCORP pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank First pays out 27.7% 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.

Do analysts rate LNKB or BFC?

LINKBANCORP presently has a consensus price target of $8.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.40%. Bank First has a consensus price target of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.42%. Given LINKBANCORP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LINKBANCORP is more favorable than Bank First.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LINKBANCORP	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Bank First	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNKB or BFC?

Bank First received 9 more outperform votes than LINKBANCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave LINKBANCORP an outperform vote while only 43.75% of users gave Bank First an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LINKBANCORP	Outperform Votes 5 50.00%	Underperform Votes 5 50.00%
Bank First	Outperform Votes 14 43.75%	Underperform Votes 18 56.25%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LNKB or BFC?

Bank First has higher revenue and earnings than LINKBANCORP. LINKBANCORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank First, 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
LINKBANCORP	$108.76M	2.21	$26.21M	$0.70	9.20
Bank First	$154.64M	6.87	$65.56M	$6.50	16.35

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LNKB or BFC?

37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Bank First shares are held by institutional investors. 35.8% of LINKBANCORP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Bank First shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LNKB or BFC more profitable?

Bank First has a net margin of 29.00% compared to LINKBANCORP's net margin of 15.64%. Bank First's return on equity of 10.53% beat LINKBANCORP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LINKBANCORP	15.64%	9.89%	0.95%
Bank First	29.00%	10.53%	1.56%

Summary

Bank First beats LINKBANCORP on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.