TOWN vs. WBS, WAL, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, CBSH, ZION, SNV, SSB, and ONB
Should you be buying TowneBank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TowneBank include Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Synovus Financial (SNV), SouthState (SSB), and Old National Bancorp (ONB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
TowneBank vs.
Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
Webster Financial has higher revenue and earnings than TowneBank. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TowneBank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Webster Financial received 329 more outperform votes than TowneBank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.73% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 54.79% of users gave TowneBank an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Webster Financial had 5 more articles in the media than TowneBank. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Webster Financial and 2 mentions for TowneBank. TowneBank's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Webster Financial's score of 0.93 indicating that TowneBank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of TowneBank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of TowneBank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Webster Financial has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TowneBank has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. TowneBank pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Webster Financial pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TowneBank pays out 46.5% 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. TowneBank has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Webster Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Webster Financial has a net margin of 18.39% compared to TowneBank's net margin of 15.77%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 10.82% beat TowneBank's return on equity.
Webster Financial presently has a consensus price target of $62.08, indicating a potential upside of 11.35%. TowneBank has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.88%. Given TowneBank's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TowneBank is more favorable than Webster Financial.
Summary
Webster Financial beats TowneBank on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TOWN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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