SBFG vs. VEL, SMBK, SPFI, YRD, MPB, SHBI, JFIN, ALRS, LDI, and HONE
Should you be buying SB Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SB Financial Group include Velocity Financial (VEL), SmartFinancial (SMBK), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Yiren Digital (YRD), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Jiayin Group (JFIN), Alerus Financial (ALRS), loanDepot (LDI), and HarborOne Bancorp (HONE). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
SB Financial Group vs.
SB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SBFG) and Velocity Financial (NYSE:VEL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.
Velocity Financial has a net margin of 51.06% compared to SB Financial Group's net margin of 14.10%. Velocity Financial's return on equity of 14.50% beat SB Financial Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, SB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Velocity Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that SB Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SB Financial Group received 38 more outperform votes than Velocity Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.71% of users gave Velocity Financial an outperform vote while only 39.60% of users gave SB Financial Group an outperform vote.
Velocity Financial has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.53%. Given Velocity Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Velocity Financial is more favorable than SB Financial Group.
SB Financial Group has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Velocity Financial has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Velocity Financial has higher revenue and earnings than SB Financial Group. Velocity Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SB Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
66.7% of SB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Velocity Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of SB Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Velocity Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Velocity Financial beats SB Financial Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SBFG) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
