Contrasting Triumph Financial (TFIN) and The Competition

Triumph Financial (NYSE:TFIN) is one of 20 publicly-traded companies in the “State Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Triumph Financial to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Triumph Financial has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triumph Financial’s competitors have a beta of 1.01, suggesting that their average share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Triumph Financial and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Triumph Financial	$518.88 million	$16.09 million	226.72
Triumph Financial Competitors	$812.60 million	$114.12 million	37.41

Triumph Financial’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Triumph Financial. Triumph Financial is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.1% of Triumph Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of shares of all “State Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Triumph Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of shares of all “State Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Triumph Financial and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triumph Financial	1	1	0	0	1.50
Triumph Financial Competitors	32	178	225	26	2.53

Triumph Financial presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.46%. As a group, “State Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System” companies have a potential upside of 3.11%. Given Triumph Financial’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Triumph Financial is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Triumph Financial and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triumph Financial	4.89%	3.53%	0.48%
Triumph Financial Competitors	8.26%	7.68%	0.87%

Summary

Triumph Financial competitors beat Triumph Financial on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Triumph Financial

Triumph Bancorp, Inc. operates as a financial holding company for TBK Bank, SSB that provides various banking and commercial finance products and services to retail customers and small-to-mid-sized businesses in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Banking, Factoring, Payments, and Corporate. It offers depository products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and commercial and industrial loans, loans to purchase capital equipment, and business loans for working capital and operational purposes. The company also provides asset-based, and equipment and premium finance loans; real estate loans to finance commercial properties; to factoring services the transportation and non-transportation sectors; agriculture loans; commercial construction, land, and land development loans; mortgage warehouse loans; residential real estate loans; and consumer loans. In addition, it offers debit cards; electronic banking, trust, and treasury management services; and insurance brokerage services. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated through a network of 10 branches in the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area of Iowa and Illinois; 8 branches in northern and central Illinois; 7 branches in southern Colorado; 3 branches in New Mexico; 31 branches in central and eastern Colorado; and 2 branches in far western Kansas, as well as a branch office dedicated to deposit gathering activities in Dallas, Texas. Triumph Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.