Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC) Competitors

Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FDBC or FNLC?

First Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity D & D Bancorp, 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
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$105.24M	2.47	$18.21M	$2.83	16.02
First Bancorp	$78.12M	3.32	$29.52M	$2.48	9.39

Does the media refer more to FDBC or FNLC?

In the previous week, Fidelity D & D Bancorp and Fidelity D & D Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.96 indicating that Fidelity D & D Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Very Positive
First Bancorp	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FDBC or FNLC?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FDBC or FNLC more profitable?

First Bancorp has a net margin of 18.41% compared to Fidelity D & D Bancorp's net margin of 14.94%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity of 11.78% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	14.94%	11.78%	0.86%
First Bancorp	18.41%	11.68%	0.94%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FDBC or FNLC?

First Bancorp received 34 more outperform votes than Fidelity D & D Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Fidelity D & D Bancorp an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 190 62.30%	Underperform Votes 115 37.70%

Is FDBC or FNLC a better dividend stock?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 56.5% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FDBC or FNLC?

20.1% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FDBC or FNLC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
First Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Fidelity D & D Bancorp beats First Bancorp on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.