Reviewing Lyons Bancorp (LYBC) and Its Rivals

Risk & Volatility

Lyons Bancorp has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyons Bancorp’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Lyons Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Lyons Bancorp pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “National commercial banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.4% and pay out 33.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.3% of Lyons Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “National commercial banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of shares of all “National commercial banks” companies are held by 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 Lyons Bancorp and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyons Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lyons Bancorp Competitors	14.55%	9.73%	0.95%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lyons Bancorp and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lyons Bancorp	$70.28 million	$17.35 million	9.42
Lyons Bancorp Competitors	$10.38 billion	$1.86 billion	26.86

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

Summary

Lyons Bancorp rivals beat Lyons Bancorp on 10 of the 11 factors compared.

Lyons Bancorp Company Profile

Lyons Bancorp Inc. operates as a financial holding company for The Lyons National Bank that provides a range of commercial and retail banking services to individual and small business customers. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit; commercial real estate, agricultural real estate, commercial and agricultural, and consumer instalment loans; and residential real estate loans, such as classes for 1-4 family and home equity loans, as well as consumer loans comprising recreational, auto, personal, personal line of credit, and home improvement loans; financial services, including retirement strategy, investment management, education savings, life insurance, long-term care insurance, and employer and employee benefit services. The company also provides mortgage, online and mobile banking, telephone banking, credit and debit card, online cash management, merchant, safe deposit boxes, wire transfer, traveller program, online bill pay, e-statements, money orders, and official checks services. It operates branches in Wayne, Onondaga, Yates, Ontario, Monroe, Seneca, and Cayuga counties, New York. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Lyons, New York.