Security National Financial (SNFCA) Competitors

Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFCA) and Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SNFCA or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Security National Financial. Security National Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin 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
Security National Financial	$331.06M	0.91	$14.49M	$1.23	10.13
Origin Bancorp	$352.58M	3.28	$76.49M	$2.46	15.07

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNFCA or OBK?

Security National Financial received 143 more outperform votes than Origin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.95% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 73.83% of users gave Security National Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Security National Financial	Outperform Votes 158 73.83%	Underperform Votes 56 26.17%
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 15 78.95%	Underperform Votes 4 21.05%

Is SNFCA or OBK more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 12.34% compared to Security National Financial's net margin of 8.92%. Security National Financial's return on equity of 9.02% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Security National Financial	8.92%	9.02%	2.02%
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%

Which has more volatility and risk, SNFCA or OBK?

Security National Financial has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SNFCA or OBK?

45.6% of Security National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 12.6% of Security National Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer SNFCA or OBK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Security National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 1 mentions for Security National Financial. Security National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Origin Bancorp's score of -0.15 indicating that Security National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Security National Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SNFCA or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $43.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.06%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Security National Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Security National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Security National Financial on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.