OFG Bancorp (OFG) Competitors

Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) and OFG Bancorp (NYSE:OFG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ONB or OFG?

83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of OFG Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of OFG Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ONB or OFG?

In the previous week, Old National Bancorp had 11 more articles in the media than OFG Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Old National Bancorp and 1 mentions for OFG Bancorp. OFG Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Old National Bancorp's score of 0.64 indicating that OFG Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old National Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OFG Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ONB or OFG?

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OFG Bancorp has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ONB or OFG?

Old National Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $26.29, suggesting a potential upside of 12.04%. OFG Bancorp has a consensus target price of $50.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.62%. Given OFG Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OFG Bancorp is more favorable than Old National Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
OFG Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ONB or OFG more profitable?

OFG Bancorp has a net margin of 22.71% compared to Old National Bancorp's net margin of 18.24%. OFG Bancorp's return on equity of 15.80% beat Old National Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old National Bancorp	18.24%	14.32%	1.13%
OFG Bancorp	22.71%	15.80%	1.75%

Is ONB or OFG a better dividend stock?

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. OFG Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Old National Bancorp pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OFG Bancorp pays out 28.4% 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. OFG Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONB or OFG?

Old National Bancorp received 87 more outperform votes than OFG Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.85% of users gave OFG Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.65% of users gave Old National Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old National Bancorp	Outperform Votes 382 54.65%	Underperform Votes 317 45.35%
OFG Bancorp	Outperform Votes 295 65.85%	Underperform Votes 153 34.15%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ONB or OFG?

Old National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than OFG Bancorp. OFG Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old National 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
Old National Bancorp	$1.89B	3.97	$539.19M	$1.68	13.96
OFG Bancorp	$711.69M	2.69	$198.17M	$4.22	9.87

Summary

OFG Bancorp beats Old National Bancorp on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.