QCR (QCRH) Competitors

Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) and QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Is BY or QCRH more profitable?

Byline Bancorp has a net margin of 19.39% compared to QCR's net margin of 19.25%. QCR's return on equity of 12.92% beat Byline Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byline Bancorp	19.39%	11.90%	1.32%
QCR	19.25%	12.92%	1.36%

Is BY or QCRH a better dividend stock?

Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. QCR pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Byline Bancorp pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QCR pays out 3.5% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BY or QCRH?

QCR received 120 more outperform votes than Byline Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.70% of users gave QCR an outperform vote while only 59.66% of users gave Byline Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Byline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 173 59.66%	Underperform Votes 117 40.34%
QCR	Outperform Votes 293 65.70%	Underperform Votes 153 34.30%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BY or QCRH?

QCR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Byline Bancorp. Byline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QCR, 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
Byline Bancorp	$400.23M	3.54	$107.88M	$2.75	11.61
QCR	$350.01M	4.47	$113.56M	$6.89	13.45

Does the media favor BY or QCRH?

In the previous week, QCR had 3 more articles in the media than Byline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for QCR and 1 mentions for Byline Bancorp. QCR's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Byline Bancorp's score of 0.80 indicating that QCR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Byline Bancorp	Positive
QCR	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BY or QCRH?

Byline Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QCR has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BY or QCRH?

Byline Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $29.88, suggesting a potential downside of 6.45%. QCR has a consensus price target of $76.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.98%. Given Byline Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Byline Bancorp is more favorable than QCR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
QCR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BY or QCRH?

67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of QCR shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of QCR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

QCR beats Byline Bancorp on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.