Preferred Bank (PFBC) Competitors

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) and Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COLB or PFBC?

92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COLB or PFBC?

Preferred Bank received 59 more outperform votes than Columbia Banking System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.33% of users gave Preferred Bank an outperform vote while only 42.32% of users gave Columbia Banking System an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Columbia Banking System	Outperform Votes 270 42.32%	Underperform Votes 368 57.68%
Preferred Bank	Outperform Votes 329 66.33%	Underperform Votes 167 33.67%

Does the media prefer COLB or PFBC?

In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 32 more articles in the media than Preferred Bank. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 2 mentions for Preferred Bank. Columbia Banking System's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Preferred Bank's score of 0.61 indicating that Columbia Banking System is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Columbia Banking System	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Preferred Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is COLB or PFBC a better dividend stock?

Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Preferred Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Columbia Banking System pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Preferred Bank pays out 31.2% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, COLB or PFBC?

Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preferred Bank has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate COLB or PFBC?

Columbia Banking System currently has a consensus price target of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 33.68%. Preferred Bank has a consensus price target of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.13%. Given Columbia Banking System's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than Preferred Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Columbia Banking System	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Preferred Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is COLB or PFBC more profitable?

Preferred Bank has a net margin of 25.00% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 17.99%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 17.80% beat Columbia Banking System's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Columbia Banking System	17.99%	11.21%	1.10%
Preferred Bank	25.00%	17.80%	1.91%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, COLB or PFBC?

Columbia Banking System has higher revenue and earnings than Preferred Bank. Preferred Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Banking System, 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
Columbia Banking System	$1.93B	2.46	$533.67M	$2.54	8.91
Preferred Bank	$283.96M	4.29	$130.66M	$9.63	8.77

Summary

Columbia Banking System beats Preferred Bank on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.