Financial Analysis: John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB) versus Its Rivals

John Marshall Bancorp (NASDAQ:JMSB) is one of 919 publicly-traded companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare John Marshall Bancorp to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Marshall Bancorp	$115.33 million	$21.23 million	12.34
John Marshall Bancorp Competitors	$63.01 billion	$2.42 billion	21.06

John Marshall Bancorp’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than John Marshall Bancorp. John Marshall Bancorp 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.

Risk & Volatility

John Marshall Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Marshall Bancorp’s peers have a beta of 0.61, suggesting that their average stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

John Marshall Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. John Marshall Bancorp pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.2% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares John Marshall Bancorp and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Marshall Bancorp	21.84%	9.97%	1.14%
John Marshall Bancorp Competitors	15.65%	9.44%	0.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for John Marshall Bancorp and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Marshall Bancorp	0	1	2	1	3.00
John Marshall Bancorp Competitors	7483	30220	27803	1478	2.35

John Marshall Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.76%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 16.48%. Given John Marshall Bancorp’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe John Marshall Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.1% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of John Marshall Bancorp 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

John Marshall Bancorp beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About John Marshall Bancorp

John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding company for John Marshall Bank. The Bank is headquartered in Reston, Virginia with eight full-service branches located in Alexandria, Arlington, Loudoun, Prince William, Reston, and Tysons, Virginia, as well as Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. The Bank is dedicated to providing exceptional value, personalized service and convenience to local businesses and professionals in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. The Bank offers a comprehensive line of sophisticated banking products and services that rival those of the largest banks along with experienced staff to help achieve customers’ financial goals. Dedicated relationship managers serve as direct points-of-contact, providing subject matter expertise in a variety of niche industries including charter and private schools, government contractors, health services, nonprofits and associations, professional services, property management companies and title companies