Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBCI – Get Rating) and Bank of Santa Clarita (OTCMKTS:BSCA – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Glacier Bancorp and Bank of Santa Clarita’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Glacier Bancorp | 30.08% | 10.37% | 1.10% |
| Bank of Santa Clarita | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
70.5% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Glacier Bancorp | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Bank of Santa Clarita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Glacier Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.32%. Given Glacier Bancorp’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Glacier Bancorp is more favorable than Bank of Santa Clarita.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Glacier Bancorp and Bank of Santa Clarita’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Glacier Bancorp | $950.37 million | 3.81 | $303.20 million | $2.68 | 12.20 |
| Bank of Santa Clarita | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Glacier Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Santa Clarita.
Summary
Glacier Bancorp beats Bank of Santa Clarita on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Glacier Bancorp
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. engages in the provision of banking services to individuals and businesses. Its portfolio segment of loans includes residential, commercial, and other commercial real estate, home equity, and other consumer. The firm also offers retail banking, business banking, real estate, commercial, agriculture, and consumer loans, and mortgage origination and loan servicing. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Kalispell, MT.
About Bank of Santa Clarita
Bank of Santa Clarita engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It offers real estate, small business administration, commercial and consumer loans, consumer and business checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, trade finance, and money transfers. The company was founded by Frank D. Di Tomaso on October 26, 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clarita, CA.
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