FBNC vs. SRCE, BUSE, TCBK, STBA, SYBT, PFBC, EFSC, PEBO, RBCAA, and LKFN
Should you be buying First Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp include 1st Source (SRCE), First Busey (BUSE), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), Preferred Bank (PFBC), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Republic Bancorp (RBCAA), and Lakeland Financial (LKFN). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) and 1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
First Bancorp received 148 more outperform votes than 1st Source when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.13% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.40% of users gave 1st Source an outperform vote.
In the previous week, First Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than 1st Source. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Bancorp and 1 mentions for 1st Source. First Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat 1st Source's score of 1.05 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Bancorp has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1st Source has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
68.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of 1st Source shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of 1st Source shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
1st Source has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Bancorp. 1st Source is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.23%. 1st Source has a consensus price target of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. Given 1st Source's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 1st Source is more favorable than First Bancorp.
1st Source has a net margin of 23.33% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 20.58%. 1st Source's return on equity of 11.99% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.
First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Bancorp pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 1st Source pays out 27.4% 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.
Summary
First Bancorp and 1st Source tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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