First Bancshares (FBMS) Competitors

CBTX (NASDAQ:CBTX) and First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor CBTX or FBMS?

In the previous week, First Bancshares had 5 more articles in the media than CBTX. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Bancshares and 0 mentions for CBTX. CBTX's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat First Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CBTX	Neutral
First Bancshares	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CBTX or FBMS?

46.8% of CBTX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of CBTX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of First Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CBTX or FBMS?

First Bancshares has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.14%.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBTX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
First Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CBTX or FBMS?

First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than CBTX. CBTX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBTX	$148.36M	0.00	$35.60M	$1.48	N/A
First Bancshares	$387.64M	1.92	$75.46M	$2.52	9.45

Is CBTX or FBMS more profitable?

CBTX has a net margin of 23.56% compared to CBTX's net margin of 20.00%. CBTX's return on equity of 9.73% beat First Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBTX	23.56%	6.60%	0.83%
First Bancshares	20.00%	9.73%	1.14%

Is CBTX or FBMS a better dividend stock?

CBTX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share. First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. CBTX pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancshares pays out 39.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CBTX or FBMS?

First Bancshares received 73 more outperform votes than CBTX when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.09% of users gave CBTX an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave First Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CBTX	Outperform Votes 158 58.09%	Underperform Votes 114 41.91%
First Bancshares	Outperform Votes 231 56.90%	Underperform Votes 175 43.10%

Which has more volatility and risk, CBTX or FBMS?

CBTX has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancshares has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Bancshares beats CBTX on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.