Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) and Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OBK or CTBI?

54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer OBK or CTBI?

In the previous week, Community Trust Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp and 1 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.61 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Community Trust Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OBK or CTBI?

Community Trust Bancorp received 217 more outperform votes than Origin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.56% of users gave Community Trust Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 9 75.00%	Underperform Votes 3 25.00%
Community Trust Bancorp	Outperform Votes 226 52.56%	Underperform Votes 204 47.44%

Is OBK or CTBI more profitable?

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 21.64% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.12%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 10.93% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Bancorp	12.12%	7.36%	0.82%
Community Trust Bancorp	21.64%	10.93%	1.35%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OBK or CTBI?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin 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
Origin Bancorp	$354.68M	3.04	$83.80M	$2.43	14.23
Community Trust Bancorp	$326.31M	3.27	$78M	$4.40	13.42

Which has more volatility & risk, OBK or CTBI?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OBK or CTBI a better dividend stock?

Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Origin Bancorp pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 42.7% 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. Community Trust Bancorp has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend OBK or CTBI?

Origin Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $36.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.68%. Community Trust Bancorp has a consensus target price of $57.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.33%. Given Origin Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Community Trust Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Community Trust Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Community Trust Bancorp beats Origin Bancorp on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.