Fifth District Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDSB – Get Free Report) and Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Fifth District Bancorp and Bank OZK’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fifth District Bancorp | 6.97% | 1.27% | 0.31% |
| Bank OZK | 24.95% | 11.87% | 1.67% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Fifth District Bancorp and Bank OZK, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fifth District Bancorp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Bank OZK | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.2% of Bank OZK shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Fifth District Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Bank OZK 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.
Volatility and Risk
Fifth District Bancorp has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank OZK has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Fifth District Bancorp and Bank OZK”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fifth District Bancorp | $14.95 million | 6.22 | $4.09 million | $0.34 | 52.21 |
| Bank OZK | $1.74 billion | 3.02 | $715.48 million | $6.05 | 7.75 |
Bank OZK has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth District Bancorp. Bank OZK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth District Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bank OZK beats Fifth District Bancorp on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fifth District Bancorp
Fifth District Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Fifth District Savings Bank which provide all banking services. Fifth District Bancorp, Inc. is based in NEW ORLEANS.
About Bank OZK
Bank OZK provides various retail and commercial banking services for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company offers deposit services, including non-interest bearing checking, interest bearing transaction, business sweep, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other accounts, as well as time and reciprocal deposits. It also provides trust and wealth services, such as personal trusts, custodial accounts, investment management accounts, and retirement accounts, as well as corporate trust services, including trustee, paying agent and registered transfer agent services, and other related services. In addition, the company offers treasury management services comprising automated clearing house, wire transfer, transaction reporting, wholesale lockbox, remote deposit capture, automated credit line transfer, reconciliation, positive pay, commercial card, and other services, as well as zero balance and investment sweep accounts. Further, it provides real estate, consumer, small business, indirect recreational vehicle and marine, equipment, agricultural, commercial and industrial, government guaranteed, lines of credit, homebuilder, and affordable housing loans; lender and structured, business aviation, and subscription financing services; and mortgage and other lending products. Additionally, the company offers ATMs; telephone, online, and mobile banking services; credit and debit cards; safe deposit boxes; and other products and services. The company was formerly known as Bank of the Ozarks and changed its name to Bank OZK in July 2018. Bank OZK was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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