TOWN vs. WBS, CBSH, WAL, CFR, BPOP, ZION, PNFP, WTFC, PB, and BOKF
Should you be buying TowneBank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TowneBank include Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Popular (BPOP), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), and BOK Financial (BOKF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) and Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
Webster Financial received 317 more outperform votes than TowneBank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.92% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 55.41% of users gave TowneBank an outperform vote.
Webster Financial has a net margin of 21.09% compared to TowneBank's net margin of 15.50%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 12.55% beat TowneBank's return on equity.
TowneBank pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. TowneBank pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Webster Financial pays out 32.8% 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.
In the previous week, TowneBank and TowneBank both had 4 articles in the media. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat TowneBank's score of 0.95 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
TowneBank has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webster Financial has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
56.0% of TowneBank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of TowneBank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Webster Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
TowneBank presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.12%. Webster Financial has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.08%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than TowneBank.
Summary
Webster Financial beats TowneBank on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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