Financial Contrast: Potomac Bancshares (OTCMKTS:PTBS) and Princeton Bancorp (NASDAQ:BPRN)

Princeton Bancorp (NASDAQ:BPRN) and Potomac Bancshares (OTCMKTS:PTBS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Princeton Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Potomac Bancshares has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Princeton Bancorp and Potomac Bancshares, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Princeton Bancorp	1	1	1	1	2.50
Potomac Bancshares	0	0	0	0	0.00

Princeton Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $37.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.81%. Given Princeton Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Princeton Bancorp is more favorable than Potomac Bancshares.

Dividends

Princeton Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Potomac Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Princeton Bancorp pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Potomac Bancshares pays out 24.1% 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Princeton Bancorp and Potomac Bancshares”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Princeton Bancorp	$139.02 million	1.61	$18.47 million	$2.72	12.11
Potomac Bancshares	$54.90 million	N/A	N/A	$2.16	9.14

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

Profitability

This table compares Princeton Bancorp and Potomac Bancshares’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Princeton Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Potomac Bancshares	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

43.4% of Princeton Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Potomac Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 21.9% of Princeton Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Potomac Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Princeton Bancorp beats Potomac Bancshares on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Princeton Bancorp

Princeton Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The Bank of Princeton that provides various banking products and services. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, attorney trust, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers traditional retail banking services, one-to-four-family residential mortgage loans, multi-family and commercial mortgage loans, construction loans, and commercial business loans, as well as consumer loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit. In addition, it provides debit and credit cards, and money orders, direct deposit, automated teller machines, cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, online banking, wire transfers, night depository, remote deposit capture, bank-by-mail, online, and automated telephone banking services, as well as payroll-related services and merchant credit card processing services. Further, the company offers full on-line statements, on-line bill payment, account inquiries, mobile banking, transaction histories and details, and account-to-account transfer services. Princeton Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

About Potomac Bancshares

Potomac Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Charles Town that provides various banking products and services to individuals and businesses. The company offers checking, savings, and individual retirement accounts; and certificates of deposit (CD). It also provides personal loans, including new and used vehicle, home equity, unsecured home improvement and personal, retail equipment, and lot loans, as well as loans secured by CD, and home equity lines of credit; commercial loans for building or office purchases, commercial real estate and construction, and production and administrative equipment purchases; lines of credit; mortgage, commercial, term, residential and commercial construction, commercial real estate, and agricultural loans; and credit and debit cards. In addition, the company offers Card Pay, cash management, merchant, financial planning, trust and estate, investment management, wealth management, full-service brokerage, retirement and insurance planning and products, asset allocation and management, and college planning services, as well as telephone, mobile, and online banking services. Potomac Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is based in Charles Town, West Virginia.