Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN – Get Free Report) and Touchstone Bankshares (OTCMKTS:TSBA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lakeland Financial and Touchstone Bankshares, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Lakeland Financial | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Touchstone Bankshares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Lakeland Financial presently has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Lakeland Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lakeland Financial is more favorable than Touchstone Bankshares.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Lakeland Financial | 22.85% | 13.64% | 1.37% |
Touchstone Bankshares | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Touchstone Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Lakeland Financial pays out 49.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Touchstone Bankshares pays out 49.2% 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. Lakeland Financial has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Lakeland Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lakeland Financial and Touchstone Bankshares”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Lakeland Financial | $255.76 million | 6.87 | $93.77 million | $3.85 | 17.89 |
Touchstone Bankshares | N/A | N/A | $1.61 million | $0.65 | 21.92 |
Lakeland Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstone Bankshares. Lakeland Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstone Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Touchstone Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Touchstone Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Touchstone Bankshares has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lakeland Financial beats Touchstone Bankshares on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lakeland Financial
Lakeland Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Lake City Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest bearing, interest-bearing checking, savings, money market, NOW, and demand deposits. Its loan products include commercial and industrial, commercial real estate and multi-family residential, construction, agri-business and agricultural, consumer 1-4 family mortgage, and other commercial and consumer loans. The company also provides retail and merchant credit card services; corporate treasury management, wealth advisory, and trust services; retail brokerage services, including various financial and investment products, such as annuities and life insurance; and mobile business banking and on-line treasury management services. It serves commercial real estate, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, retail, wholesale, finance and insurance, accommodation and food services, and health care industries. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana.
About Touchstone Bankshares
Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Touchstone Bank that provides various community banking products and services in the United States. The company offers personal and business savings and checking accounts. It also provides home mortgage, professional mortgage, home equity, auto, and personal term loans; personal lines of credit; and business loans comprising commercial real estate, operating capital, business term, and construction loans, as well as business lines of credit. In addition, the company offers credit and debit cards; and digital banking, treasury, wealth management, and financial planning services. It has branches in northern North Carolina and south-central Virginia. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Prince George, Virginia.
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