Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (SONA) Competitors

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

Is SONA or OBK more profitable?

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a net margin of 17.12% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.12%. Origin Bancorp's return on equity of 7.36% beat Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia	17.12%	7.23%	0.94%
Origin Bancorp	12.12%	7.36%	0.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SONA or OBK?

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia received 162 more outperform votes than Origin Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Origin Bancorp an outperform vote while only 40.42% of users gave Southern National Bancorp of Virginia an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia	Outperform Votes 173 40.42%	Underperform Votes 255 59.58%
Origin Bancorp	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Which has more risk & volatility, SONA or OBK?

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SONA or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia 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
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia	$133.11M	2.10	$33.17M	$1.48	7.72
Origin Bancorp	$581.73M	1.90	$83.80M	$2.43	14.60

Does the media refer more to SONA or OBK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 0 mentions for Southern National Bancorp of Virginia. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's score of 0.00 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia	Neutral
Origin Bancorp	Positive

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

77.2% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned 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.

Is SONA or OBK a better dividend stock?

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 24.7% 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.

Do analysts recommend SONA or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $36.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.69%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia	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 Southern National Bancorp of Virginia on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.