Analyzing CPB (CPF) and Its Competitors

CPB (NYSE:CPF) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare CPB to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Risk & Volatility

CPB has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CPB’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

CPB pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. CPB pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CPB has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CPB lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.4% of CPB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of CPB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPB	23.69%	14.75%	1.17%
CPB Competitors	15.63%	9.41%	0.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for CPB and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPB	0	3	2	1	2.67
CPB Competitors	7494	30254	27863	1490	2.35

CPB presently has a consensus price target of $40.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.75%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.39%. Given CPB’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CPB has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CPB	$299.54 million	$77.48 million	11.74
CPB Competitors	$298.53 billion	$2.42 billion	21.06

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

Summary

CPB competitors beat CPB on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

CPB Company Profile

The identifiers in the request do not match: CPB is the ticker for The Campbell’s Company, while NYSE: CPF is Central Pacific Financial Corp. The description below is for Central Pacific Financial. Central Pacific Financial is a bank holding company and the parent of Central Pacific Bank, a community bank founded in Honolulu in 1954. The company serves individuals, businesses and organizations primarily in Hawaii. Through Central Pacific Bank, it offers deposit accounts, personal and business lending, digital banking and other banking services.