Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC) Competitors

Randolph Bancorp (NASDAQ:RNDB) and Ohio Valley Banc (NASDAQ:OVBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, RNDB or OVBC?

Randolph Bancorp has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ohio Valley Banc has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RNDB or OVBC?

32.6% of Randolph Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of Ohio Valley Banc shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Randolph Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Ohio Valley Banc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RNDB or OVBC?

In the previous week, Ohio Valley Banc had 3 more articles in the media than Randolph Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ohio Valley Banc and 0 mentions for Randolph Bancorp. Ohio Valley Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Randolph Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Ohio Valley Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Randolph Bancorp	Neutral
Ohio Valley Banc	Positive

Is RNDB or OVBC more profitable?

Ohio Valley Banc has a net margin of 13.66% compared to Randolph Bancorp's net margin of 9.46%. Ohio Valley Banc's return on equity of 7.97% beat Randolph Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Randolph Bancorp	9.46%	5.41%	0.66%
Ohio Valley Banc	13.66%	7.97%	0.83%

Is RNDB or OVBC a better dividend stock?

Randolph Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ohio Valley Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Randolph Bancorp pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ohio Valley Banc pays out 35.6% 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. Ohio Valley Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RNDB or OVBC?

Randolph Bancorp received 86 more outperform votes than Ohio Valley Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.11% of users gave Randolph Bancorp an outperform vote while only 29.60% of users gave Ohio Valley Banc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Randolph Bancorp	Outperform Votes 160 71.11%	Underperform Votes 65 28.89%
Ohio Valley Banc	Outperform Votes 74 29.60%	Underperform Votes 176 70.40%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RNDB or OVBC?

Ohio Valley Banc has higher revenue and earnings than Randolph Bancorp. Ohio Valley Banc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Randolph 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
Randolph Bancorp	$56.04M	2.51	$9.60M	$0.78	34.60
Ohio Valley Banc	$74.49M	1.75	$12.63M	$2.47	11.18

Summary

Ohio Valley Banc beats Randolph Bancorp on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.