Head to Head Analysis: Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) versus Shore Community Bank (OTCMKTS:SHRC)

Shore Community Bank (OTCMKTS:SHRC) and Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Shore Community Bank and Parke Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shore Community Bank	0	0	0	0	0.00
Parke Bancorp	0	0	1	0	3.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Parke Bancorp shares 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 Shore Community Bank and Parke Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shore Community Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A
Parke Bancorp	28.04%	13.20%	1.90%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Shore Community Bank and Parke Bancorp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shore Community Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Parke Bancorp	$146.08 million	2.41	$37.78 million	$3.50	8.58

Parke Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Shore Community Bank.

Summary

Parke Bancorp beats Shore Community Bank on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shore Community Bank

Shore Community Bank, a state chartered bank, provides banking products and services to businesses and individuals in Ocean County, New Jersey. The company's deposit products include checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, money market accounts, visa/mastercard merchant deposit accounts, and payroll/direct deposit accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises personal, home equity, term, and demand loans; lines of credit; letters of credit; commercial mortgages; and construction lending. The company also offers direct deposit and electronic transfer, wire transfer, ACH origination, night depository, tenant rent security, signature guarantee, remote deposit, notary, and automated asset management services; safe deposit boxes, escrow accounts, and debit cards, as well as online and telephone banking services. As of April 28, 2016, it operated five banking offices located in Toms River, Jackson, and Manahawkin, New Jersey. Shore Community Bank was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey.

About Parke Bancorp

Parke Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Parke Bank that provides personal and business financial services to individuals and small to mid-sized businesses. The company offers various deposit products, including checking, savings, time, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial and industrial, construction, commercial and residential real estate mortgage, and consumer loans. In addition, the company provides debit cards, internet banking, and online bill payment services. Parke Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington Township, New Jersey.