FLIC vs. FNLC, ATLO, FISI, NKSH, BDGE, CAC, HAFC, SFST, LCNB, and BCAL
Should you be buying First of Long Island stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First of Long Island include First Bancorp (FNLC), Ames National (ATLO), Financial Institutions (FISI), National Bankshares (NKSH), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE), Camden National (CAC), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), LCNB (LCNB), and Southern California Bancorp (BCAL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
First of Long Island (NASDAQ:FLIC) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
First Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First of Long Island. First Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First of Long Island, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. First of Long Island pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Bancorp pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
First of Long Island has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First of Long Island had 1 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First of Long Island and 0 mentions for First Bancorp. First Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat First of Long Island's score of -0.32 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
First of Long Island received 15 more outperform votes than First Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.03% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.
First Bancorp has a net margin of 18.41% compared to First of Long Island's net margin of 14.14%. First Bancorp's return on equity of 11.79% beat First of Long Island's return on equity.
Summary
First Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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