Old Second Bancorp (NASDAQ:OSBC) versus Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) Head-To-Head Comparison

Old Second Bancorp (NASDAQ:OSBC) and Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Old Second Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Old Second Bancorp pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 432.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Auburn National Bancorporation has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Auburn National Bancorporation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are held by company 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Old Second Bancorp and Auburn National Bancorporation”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Old Second Bancorp	$276.83 million	2.88	$91.73 million	$1.85	9.61
Auburn National Bancorporation	$23.42 million	3.67	$1.39 million	$0.25	98.28

Old Second Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. Old Second Bancorp 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.

Risk and Volatility

Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old Second Bancorp	25.02%	13.81%	1.49%
Auburn National Bancorporation	2.43%	1.10%	0.09%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Old Second Bancorp and Auburn National Bancorporation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old Second Bancorp	0	1	2	1	3.00
Auburn National Bancorporation	0	0	0	0	0.00

Old Second Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $18.88, suggesting a potential upside of 6.16%. Given Old Second Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Old Second Bancorp is more favorable than Auburn National Bancorporation.

Summary

Old Second Bancorp beats Auburn National Bancorporation on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Old Second Bancorp

Old Second Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Old Second National Bank that provides community banking services. It offers demand, NOW, money market, savings, time deposit, individual retirement, and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit accounts. The company also provides commercial loans; lease financing receivables; commercial real estate loans; construction loans; residential real estate loans, such as residential first mortgage and second mortgage loans; home equity line of credit; consumer loans, including motor vehicle, home improvement, and signature loans; installment and agricultural loans; residential mortgages; and overdraft checking. In addition, it offers safe deposit services; trust and wealth management services; and money orders, cashier’s checks, foreign currency, direct deposits, discount brokerage, debit and credit cards, and other services, as well as acquires the U.S. treasury notes and bonds. Further, the company provides online and mobile banking; corporate cash management products, including remote and mobile deposits capture, investment sweep accounts, zero balance accounts, automated tax payments, automatic teller machines access, telephone banking, lockbox accounts, automated clearing house transactions, account reconciliation, controlled disbursement, detail and general information reporting, foreign and domestic wire transfers, and vault services for currency and coin; and investment, agency, and custodial services for individual, corporate, and not-for-profit clients. Old Second Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Aurora, Illinois.

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.