FBNC vs. SRCE, TCBK, SYBT, STBA, EFSC, FNB, HOMB, UBSI, FFIN, and GBCI
Should you be buying First Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp include 1st Source (SRCE), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), F.N.B. (FNB), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB), United Bankshares (UBSI), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), and Glacier Bancorp (GBCI). 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 media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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.
68.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of 1st Source shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of 1st Source shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, 1st Source had 4 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for 1st Source and 1 mentions for First Bancorp. First Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat 1st Source's score of 1.33 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.08%. 1st Source has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.96%. Given 1st Source's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 1st Source is more favorable than First Bancorp.
First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.
First Bancorp has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1st Source has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
Summary
1st Source beats First Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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