Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) and Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) Head-To-Head Review

Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) and Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Popular and Auburn National Bancorporation”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Popular	$2.98 billion	2.88	$614.21 million	$11.30	11.39
Auburn National Bancorporation	$42.21 million	2.19	$6.40 million	$2.05	12.93

Popular has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. Popular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auburn National Bancorporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Popular pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Popular pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 52.7% 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. Popular has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.3% of Popular shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Popular shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Popular and Auburn National Bancorporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Popular	17.63%	13.27%	1.04%
Auburn National Bancorporation	16.42%	8.48%	0.71%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Popular and Auburn National Bancorporation, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Popular	0	2	9	0	2.82
Auburn National Bancorporation	0	1	0	0	2.00

Popular currently has a consensus price target of $133.78, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. Given Popular’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Popular is more favorable than Auburn National Bancorporation.

Volatility and Risk

Popular has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Popular beats Auburn National Bancorporation on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Popular

Popular, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various retail, mortgage, and commercial banking products and services in Puerto Rico, the United States, and the British Virgin Islands. The company provides savings, NOW, money market, and other interest-bearing demand accounts; non-interest bearing demand deposits; and certificates of deposit. It also offers commercial and industrial, commercial multi-family, commercial real estate, and residential mortgage loans; consumer loans, including personal loans, credit cards, automobile loans, home equity lines of credit, and other loans to individual borrowers; construction loans; and lease financing comprising automobile loans/leases. In addition, the company provides investment banking, auto and equipment leasing and financing, broker-dealer, and insurance services; debit cards; and online banking services. Popular, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

About Auburn National Bancorporation

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for AuburnBank that provides various banking products and services in East Alabama. The company offers checking, savings, and transaction deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial, financial, agricultural, real estate construction, and consumer loan products; and other financial services. In addition, the company offers automated teller services; debit cards; online banking, bill payment, and other electronic banking services; and safe deposit boxes. Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Auburn, Alabama.