MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS) Competitors

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and MetroCity Bankshares (NASDAQ:MCBS) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to BUR or MCBS?

In the previous week, Burford Capital had 2 more articles in the media than MetroCity Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Burford Capital and 8 mentions for MetroCity Bankshares. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat MetroCity Bankshares' score of 0.22 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Burford Capital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MetroCity Bankshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BUR or MCBS a better dividend stock?

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. MetroCity Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Burford Capital pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetroCity Bankshares pays out 36.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BUR or MCBS?

MetroCity Bankshares received 5 more outperform votes than Burford Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave MetroCity Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Burford Capital	Outperform Votes 13 59.09%	Underperform Votes 9 40.91%
MetroCity Bankshares	Outperform Votes 18 43.90%	Underperform Votes 23 56.10%

Which has more volatility & risk, BUR or MCBS?

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetroCity Bankshares has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BUR or MCBS?

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MetroCity Bankshares. MetroCity Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, 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
Burford Capital	$341.23M	8.91	$610.52M	$0.65	21.32
MetroCity Bankshares	$139.66M	4.91	$64.50M	$2.51	10.75

Is BUR or MCBS more profitable?

Burford Capital has a net margin of 34.81% compared to MetroCity Bankshares' net margin of 27.33%. MetroCity Bankshares' return on equity of 15.98% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	34.81%	8.07%	4.28%
MetroCity Bankshares	27.33%	15.98%	1.79%

Do analysts rate BUR or MCBS?

Burford Capital currently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.71%. MetroCity Bankshares has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.38%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than MetroCity Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burford Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MetroCity Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BUR or MCBS?

25.3% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Burford Capital beats MetroCity Bankshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.