Old Second Bancorp (OSBC) Competitors

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) and Old Second Bancorp (NASDAQ:OSBC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, RIOT or OSBC?

Riot Platforms has a beta of 4.6, suggesting that its share price is 360% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RIOT or OSBC?

Old Second Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Riot Platforms. Old Second Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riot Platforms, 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
Riot Platforms	$376.66M	5.91	-$49.47M	$0.39	16.31
Old Second Bancorp	$279.90M	2.38	$85.26M	$1.87	7.89

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RIOT or OSBC?

Riot Platforms received 199 more outperform votes than Old Second Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.61% of users gave Riot Platforms an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave Old Second Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Riot Platforms	Outperform Votes 529 68.61%	Underperform Votes 242 31.39%
Old Second Bancorp	Outperform Votes 330 59.14%	Underperform Votes 228 40.86%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RIOT or OSBC?

40.3% of Riot Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Riot Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer RIOT or OSBC?

Riot Platforms currently has a consensus price target of $17.18, suggesting a potential upside of 170.15%. Old Second Bancorp has a consensus price target of $20.90, suggesting a potential upside of 41.60%. Given Riot Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Riot Platforms is more favorable than Old Second Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riot Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Old Second Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is RIOT or OSBC more profitable?

Old Second Bancorp has a net margin of 24.95% compared to Riot Platforms' net margin of 16.67%. Old Second Bancorp's return on equity of 13.73% beat Riot Platforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riot Platforms	16.67%	2.15%	2.02%
Old Second Bancorp	24.95%	13.73%	1.52%

Does the media favor RIOT or OSBC?

In the previous week, Old Second Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Riot Platforms. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Old Second Bancorp and 2 mentions for Riot Platforms. Old Second Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Riot Platforms' score of 0.63 indicating that Old Second Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Riot Platforms	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Old Second Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Riot Platforms beats Old Second Bancorp on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.