Orange County Bancorp (OBT) Competitors

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

Does the media favor OBNK or OBT?

In the previous week, Orange County Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Orange County Bancorp and 0 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Orange County Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.40 indicating that Orange County Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Origin Bancorp	Neutral
Orange County Bancorp	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OBNK or OBT?

Origin Bancorp received 124 more outperform votes than Orange County Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.77% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Orange County Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 132 63.77%	Underperform Votes 75 36.23%
Orange County Bancorp	Outperform Votes 8 50.00%	Underperform Votes 8 50.00%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OBNK or OBT?

47.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of Orange County Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Orange County Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OBNK or OBT?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Orange County Bancorp. Orange County 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	$347.14M	3.07	$87.71M	$3.21	10.80
Orange County Bancorp	$107.63M	2.52	$27.88M	$2.47	9.68

Which has more risk and volatility, OBNK or OBT?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orange County Bancorp has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OBNK or OBT a better dividend stock?

Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Orange County Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Origin Bancorp pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orange County Bancorp pays out 21.1% 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. Origin Bancorp has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend OBNK or OBT?

Orange County Bancorp has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 48.47%. Given Orange County Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Orange County 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Orange County Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is OBNK or OBT more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 20.47% compared to Orange County Bancorp's net margin of 19.47%. Orange County Bancorp's return on equity of 15.51% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Bancorp	20.47%	10.45%	0.97%
Orange County Bancorp	19.47%	15.51%	1.12%

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Orange County Bancorp on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.