Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OBK or GABC?

German American Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Origin Bancorp. German American 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	$581.73M	1.67	$83.80M	$2.65	11.85
German American Bancorp	$316.92M	3.02	$85.89M	$2.85	11.32

Do analysts prefer OBK or GABC?

Origin Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $33.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.94%. German American Bancorp has a consensus target price of $36.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.66%. Given German American Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe German American Bancorp 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
German American Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is OBK or GABC more profitable?

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 25.83% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 13.66%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 13.68% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Bancorp	13.66%	8.17%	0.86%
German American Bancorp	25.83%	13.68%	1.38%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OBK or GABC?

54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to OBK or GABC?

In the previous week, German American Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for German American Bancorp and 1 mentions for Origin Bancorp. German American Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 1.40 indicating that German American 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
German American Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OBK or GABC?

German American Bancorp received 246 more outperform votes than Origin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.63% of users gave German American Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
German American Bancorp	Outperform Votes 251 53.63%	Underperform Votes 217 46.37%

Which has more risk and volatility, OBK or GABC?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OBK or GABC a better dividend stock?

Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Origin Bancorp pays out 22.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. German American Bancorp pays out 37.9% 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.

Summary

German American Bancorp beats Origin Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.