Contrasting Avidbank (AVBH) & The Competition

Avidbank (NASDAQ:AVBH) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Avidbank to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.9% of Avidbank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Avidbank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Avidbank has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avidbank’s peers have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Avidbank and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avidbank	20.02%	11.90%	1.32%
Avidbank Competitors	15.64%	9.43%	0.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Avidbank and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avidbank	0	1	3	1	3.00
Avidbank Competitors	7492	30250	27848	1488	2.35

Avidbank presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.25%. Given Avidbank’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Avidbank is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Avidbank and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avidbank	$151.76 million	-$19.55 million	11.04
Avidbank Competitors	$37.85 billion	$2.42 billion	21.33

Avidbank’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Avidbank. Avidbank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Avidbank beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Avidbank

Avidbank, the banking subsidiary of Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVBH), is a commercial bank headquartered in Silicon Valley. Founded in 2003, the company provides banking services to businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals, with a particular focus on technology, life sciences, venture capital, private equity, and other innovation-driven industries. Avidbank offers commercial lending, business checking and savings accounts, treasury management, cash management, and other deposit services.