MetroCity Bankshares (NASDAQ:MCBS) & Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) Financial Comparison

MetroCity Bankshares (NASDAQ:MCBS) and Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Dividends

MetroCity Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. MetroCity Bankshares pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Byline Bancorp pays out 13.1% 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.3% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 27.5% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares MetroCity Bankshares and Byline Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MetroCity Bankshares	25.54%	14.97%	1.66%
Byline Bancorp	19.39%	11.90%	1.32%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MetroCity Bankshares and Byline Bancorp”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MetroCity Bankshares	$135.01 million	6.44	$51.61 million	$2.32	14.80
Byline Bancorp	$535.79 million	2.60	$107.88 million	$2.75	11.43

Byline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than MetroCity Bankshares. Byline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetroCity Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for MetroCity Bankshares and Byline Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MetroCity Bankshares	0	1	0	0	2.00
Byline Bancorp	0	2	2	0	2.50

MetroCity Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.99%. Byline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $29.88, suggesting a potential downside of 4.92%. Given MetroCity Bankshares’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MetroCity Bankshares is more favorable than Byline Bancorp.

Volatility & Risk

MetroCity Bankshares has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byline Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Byline Bancorp beats MetroCity Bankshares on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MetroCity Bankshares

MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Metro City Bank that engages in the provision of banking products and services in the United States. It offers customary banking services, such as consumer and commercial checking accounts, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial and consumer loans, including single family residential loans; construction and development, and owner and non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans; letters of credit; and commercial and industrial loans, residential mortgage loans, and SBA loans. In addition, it offers online banking services, which include access to account balances, online transfers, online bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements; mobile banking solutions, such as remote check deposit with mobile bill pay; and automated teller machines and telephone banking services. Further, it provides debit cards for checking customers, direct deposits, and cashier's checks; treasury management services, including wire transfer, automated clearing house, and stop payments services; and cash management deposit products, such as remote deposit capture, positive pay, zero balance accounts, and sweep accounts. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Byline Bancorp

Byline Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Byline Bank that provides various banking products and services for small and medium sized businesses, commercial real estate and financial sponsors, and consumers in the United States. It offers various retail deposit products, including non-interest-bearing accounts, money market demand accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, and time deposits; ATM and debit cards; and online, mobile, and text banking services, as well as commercial deposits. The company also provides term loans, revolving lines of credit, and construction financing services; senior secured financing solutions to private equity backed lower middle market companies; small business administration and united states department of agriculture loans; and treasury management products and services. In addition, it offers financing solutions for equipment vendors and their end users; syndication services; and investment, trust, and wealth management services that include fiduciary and executor services, financial planning solutions, investment advisory services, and private banking services for foundations and endowments, and high net worth individuals. The company was formerly known as Metropolitan Bank Group, Inc. and changed its name to Byline Bancorp, Inc. in 2015. Byline Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.