Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) and Origin Bancorp (NYSE:OBK) are both banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor CORZ or OBK?

In the previous week, Core Scientific had 26 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Core Scientific and 0 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Core Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Core Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Core Scientific	Positive
Origin Bancorp	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CORZ or OBK?

54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Core Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CORZ or OBK?

Core Scientific presently has a consensus target price of $18.32, indicating a potential upside of 31.34%. Given Core Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Core Scientific is more favorable than Origin Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core Scientific	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, CORZ or OBK?

Core Scientific has a beta of 6.6, suggesting that its stock price is 560% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CORZ or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Core Scientific. Core Scientific 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
Core Scientific	$510.67M	8.34	-$171.03M	-$0.56	-24.90
Origin Bancorp	$619.96M	1.88	$76.49M	$2.24	16.65

Is CORZ or OBK more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 11.98% compared to Core Scientific's net margin of 0.00%. Origin Bancorp's return on equity of 5.98% beat Core Scientific's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core Scientific	N/A	N/A	N/A
Origin Bancorp	11.98%	5.98%	0.72%

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Core Scientific on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.