First of Long Island (FLIC) Competitors

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

Is FLIC or FDBC a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FLIC or FDBC?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, FLIC or FDBC?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FLIC or FDBC?

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
First of Long Island	$161.82M	1.36	$26.24M	$1.08	9.06
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$105.24M	2.48	$18.21M	$2.83	16.06

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FLIC or FDBC?

48.3% of First of Long Island shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FLIC or FDBC?

In the previous week, First of Long Island had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First of Long Island and 0 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First of Long Island's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Fidelity D & D Bancorp's score of 0.53 indicating that First of Long Island is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is FLIC or FDBC more profitable?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First of Long Island	14.14%	6.54%	0.57%
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	14.94%	11.78%	0.86%

Do analysts prefer FLIC or FDBC?

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
Fidelity D & D 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 of Long Island on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.