HOMB vs. UBSI, GBCI, FFIN, PB, COLB, SSB, WTFC, BPOP, IBOC, and WAL
Should you be buying Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) include United Bankshares (UBSI), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Columbia Banking System (COLB), SouthState (SSB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Popular (BPOP), International Bancshares (IBOC), and Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE:HOMB) and United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than United Bankshares. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a net margin of 28.17% compared to United Bankshares' net margin of 22.51%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s return on equity of 10.52% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Bankshares pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had 6 more articles in the media than United Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) and 12 mentions for United Bankshares. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat United Bankshares' score of 0.19 indicating that Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Bankshares has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) received 228 more outperform votes than United Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.13% of users gave Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) an outperform vote while only 47.78% of users gave United Bankshares an outperform vote.
67.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of United Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.47%. United Bankshares has a consensus price target of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.95%. Given United Bankshares' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Bankshares is more favorable than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR).
Summary
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) beats United Bankshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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