First of Long Island (FLIC) Competitors

Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) and First of Long Island (NASDAQ:FLIC) 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, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FDBC or FLIC?

First of Long Island has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First of Long Island 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	2.48	$18.21M	$2.83	16.06
First of Long Island	$161.82M	1.36	$26.24M	$1.08	9.06

Is FDBC or FLIC more profitable?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a net margin of 14.94% compared to Fidelity D & D Bancorp's net margin of 14.14%. First of Long Island's return on equity of 11.78% beat Fidelity D & D 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 of Long Island	14.14%	6.54%	0.57%

Which has more volatility and risk, FDBC or FLIC?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First of Long Island has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FDBC or FLIC?

First of Long Island received 49 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 51.90% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 205 51.90%	Underperform Votes 190 48.10%

Is FDBC or FLIC a better dividend stock?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Fidelity D & D Bancorp has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer FDBC or FLIC?

In the previous week, First of Long Island had 4 more articles in the media than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First of Long Island and 0 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat First of Long Island's score of 0.53 indicating that First of Long Island is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Positive
First of Long Island	Positive

Do analysts rate FDBC or FLIC?

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 of Long Island	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FDBC or FLIC?

20.1% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of First of Long Island shares are held by institutional investors. 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are held 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.

Summary

Fidelity D & D Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.