Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) and Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OBK or UPST?

54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Upstart shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Upstart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, OBK or UPST?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upstart has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor OBK or UPST?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Upstart. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 4 mentions for Upstart. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Upstart's score of 0.41 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upstart	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OBK or UPST?

Upstart received 40 more outperform votes than Origin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.95% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 32.02% of users gave Upstart an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 17 80.95%	Underperform Votes 4 19.05%
Upstart	Outperform Votes 57 32.02%	Underperform Votes 121 67.98%

Do analysts rate OBK or UPST?

Origin Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.43%. Upstart has a consensus target price of $69.46, indicating a potential upside of 76.21%. Given Upstart's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Upstart is more favorable than Origin 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
Upstart	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Is OBK or UPST more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 12.34% compared to Upstart's net margin of -20.20%. Origin Bancorp's return on equity of 6.91% beat Upstart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%
Upstart	-20.20%	-25.87%	-7.95%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OBK or UPST?

Origin Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upstart. Upstart 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	$352.58M	2.68	$76.49M	$2.46	12.27
Upstart	$628.83M	5.87	-$128.58M	-$1.46	-27.00

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Upstart on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.