First Bancorp (FNLC) Competitors

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

Is FLIC or FNLC a better dividend stock?

First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. 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. First Bancorp pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FLIC or FNLC?

48.3% of First of Long Island shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of First of Long Island 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FLIC or FNLC?

First Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First of Long Island. First of Long Island is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First 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
First of Long Island	$161.82M	1.43	$26.24M	$1.08	9.51
First Bancorp	$143.61M	1.91	$29.52M	$2.48	9.90

Does the media refer more to FLIC or FNLC?

In the previous week, First Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than First of Long Island. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Bancorp and 0 mentions for First of Long Island. First of Long Island's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First of Long Island	Neutral
First Bancorp	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FLIC or FNLC?

First of Long Island has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FLIC or FNLC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First of Long Island	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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FLIC or FNLC?

First of Long Island received 15 more outperform votes than First Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.03% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 205 52.03%	Underperform Votes 189 47.97%
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 190 62.30%	Underperform Votes 115 37.70%

Is FLIC or FNLC more profitable?

First Bancorp has a net margin of 18.41% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 14.14%. First of Long Island's return on equity of 11.68% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First of Long Island	14.14%	6.54%	0.57%
First Bancorp	18.41%	11.68%	0.94%

Summary

First Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.