ASB vs. SFBS, ABCB, UCBI, FBP, IBOC, FIBK, FHB, TCBI, CATY, and HWC
Should you be buying Associated Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated Banc include ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), United Community Banks (UCBI), First BanCorp. (FBP), International Bancshares (IBOC), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), First Hawaiian (FHB), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), and Hancock Whitney (HWC). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) and ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS) 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, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Associated Banc received 10 more outperform votes than ServisFirst Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.28% of users gave ServisFirst Bancshares an outperform vote while only 50.85% of users gave Associated Banc an outperform vote.
ServisFirst Bancshares has a net margin of 22.31% compared to Associated Banc's net margin of 6.86%. ServisFirst Bancshares' return on equity of 14.65% beat Associated Banc's return on equity.
Associated Banc has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ServisFirst Bancshares has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
83.0% of Associated Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Associated Banc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of ServisFirst Bancshares 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.
In the previous week, Associated Banc had 8 more articles in the media than ServisFirst Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Associated Banc and 1 mentions for ServisFirst Bancshares. ServisFirst Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Associated Banc's score of 0.62 indicating that ServisFirst Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
ServisFirst Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Associated Banc. ServisFirst Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Associated Banc currently has a consensus target price of $23.13, suggesting a potential upside of 3.24%. ServisFirst Bancshares has a consensus target price of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.04%. Given Associated Banc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Associated Banc is more favorable than ServisFirst Bancshares.
Associated Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ServisFirst Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Associated Banc pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ServisFirst Bancshares pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Associated Banc and ServisFirst Bancshares tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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