FBP vs. EWBC, FHN, WBS, CBSH, WAL, CFR, ZION, BPOP, PNFP, and WTFC
Should you be buying First BanCorp. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First BanCorp. include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Popular (BPOP), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), and Wintrust Financial (WTFC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
First BanCorp. has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First BanCorp.. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First BanCorp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.78% compared to First BanCorp.'s net margin of 25.82%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 21.58% beat East West Bancorp's return on equity.
First BanCorp. presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.87%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $84.08, suggesting a potential upside of 18.84%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than First BanCorp..
East West Bancorp received 249 more outperform votes than First BanCorp. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.56% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 61.26% of users gave First BanCorp. an outperform vote.
97.9% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned 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, East West Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for East West Bancorp and 2 mentions for First BanCorp.. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat First BanCorp.'s score of 0.63 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First BanCorp. pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 27.7% 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.
Summary
East West Bancorp beats First BanCorp. on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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