FXNC vs. SBFG, EBMT, OVBC, CBFV, UBCP, MNSB, BKSC, UNB, HNVR, and AUBN
Should you be buying First National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First National include SB Financial Group (SBFG), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), CB Financial Services (CBFV), United Bancorp (UBCP), MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), Union Bankshares (UNB), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), and Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
SB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SBFG) and First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
SB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First National pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. SB Financial Group pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First National pays out 42.0% 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. SB Financial Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and First National has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. SB Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
SB Financial Group has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First National has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
SB Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than First National. SB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, First National had 9 more articles in the media than SB Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First National and 3 mentions for SB Financial Group. SB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat First National's score of 0.55 indicating that First National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SB Financial Group received 138 more outperform votes than First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.74% of users gave SB Financial Group an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave First National an outperform vote.
SB Financial Group has a net margin of 15.47% compared to SB Financial Group's net margin of 12.21%. First National's return on equity of 10.12% beat SB Financial Group's return on equity.
66.7% of SB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of First National shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of SB Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of First National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
First National has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.38%. Given SB Financial Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First National is more favorable than SB Financial Group.
Summary
SB Financial Group beats First National on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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