The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Competitive Comparison of Heritage Oaks Bancorp's Forward Dividend Yield %
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Heritage Oaks Bancorp's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Heritage Oaks Bancorp's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Heritage Oaks Bancorp's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Heritage Oaks Bancorp's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Heritage Oaks Bancorp (Heritage Oaks Bancorp) Business Description
Heritage Oaks Bancorp is a California corporation organized in 1994 and registered as a bank holding company. The Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Heritage Oaks Bank (Bank) and its subsidiaries in 1994. The Bank is a community-oriented financial services firm that provides banking products and services to small and medium sized businesses and consumers. Products and services are offered primarily through 12 retail branches located on the Central Coast of California, in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties and through other direct channels, including two loan production offices in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. The Bank offers to its commercial clients commercial loans secured by real estate, other commercial loans and lines of credit, agricultural loans, construction financing, other real estate loans and SBA loans. For consumers, the Bank offers residential mortgages, equity lines of credit and other consumer loans. Deposit products offered include personal and business checking and savings accounts, time deposit accounts, individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") and money market accounts. The Bank also offers online banking, mobile banking, wire transfers, safe deposit boxes, cashier's checks, traveler's checks, bank-by-mail, night depository services and other customary banking services. The Company's competitors include money center banks and large regional banks. Competition also includes other community-focused commercial banks. As a bank holding company, the Company is regulated under the Bank Holding Company Act ("BHC Act") and is subject to inspection, examination and supervision by the Federal Reserve. It is also subject to the California Financial Code, as well as limited oversight by the DBO and the FDIC.
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