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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

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 8.0%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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 increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, FLIC or FNLC?

First of Long Island has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 11.79% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First of Long Island	14.14%	6.59%	0.57%
First Bancorp	18.41%	11.79%	0.94%

Do analysts recommend 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 favor 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 52.16% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 205 52.16%	Underperform Votes 188 47.84%
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 190 62.30%	Underperform Votes 115 37.70%

Does the media favor FLIC or FNLC?

In the previous week, First of Long Island had 2 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First of Long Island and 6 mentions for First Bancorp. First of Long Island's average media sentiment score of -0.32 beat First Bancorp's score of -0.53 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First of Long Island	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
First Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FLIC or FNLC?

First Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First of Long Island. First Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First of Long Island, 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	$92.96M	2.54	$26.24M	$1.08	9.72
First Bancorp	$143.61M	1.75	$29.52M	$2.48	9.09

Summary

First Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.