Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG – Get Rating) and BEO Bancorp (OTCMKTS:BEOB – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.1% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Citizens Financial Group and BEO Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

Citizens Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than BEO Bancorp.

Risk and Volatility

Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BEO Bancorp has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BEO Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Citizens Financial Group pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citizens Financial Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Citizens Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Citizens Financial Group and BEO Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Citizens Financial Group presently has a consensus price target of $47.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.36%. Given Citizens Financial Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than BEO Bancorp.

Summary

Citizens Financial Group beats BEO Bancorp on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Citizens Financial Group

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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Citizens Bank, National Association that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, corporations, and institutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Consumer Banking segment offers deposit products, mortgage and home equity lending products, credit cards, business loans, wealth management, and investment services; and auto, education, and point-of-sale finance loans, as well as digital deposit products. This segment serves its customers through telephone service centers, as well as through its online and mobile platforms. The Commercial Banking segment provides various financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as syndicated loans, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity capital markets services. This segment serves government banking, not-for-profit, healthcare, technology, professionals, oil and gas, asset finance, franchise finance, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, private equity, and sponsor finance industries. It operates approximately 1,200 branches in 14 states and the District of Columbia; 114 retail and commercial non-branch offices in national markets; and approximately 3,300 automated teller machines. The company was formerly known as RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Citizens Financial Group, Inc. in April 2014. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

About BEO Bancorp

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BEO Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon that provides commercial and consumer financing, banking and mortgage lending, and other services in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. The company offers checking, savings, money market, time deposits, and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial, agricultural, real estate, installment, credit card, mortgage, term, farm, and refinancing loans; lines of credit; Internet banking and bill payment services; and automated teller machines and safe deposit facilities, as well as originates and sells mortgage loans into the secondary market. BEO Bancorp was founded in 1945 and is based in Heppner, Oregon.

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