BancFirst (BANF) Competitors $123.82 -2.09 (-1.66%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$123.87 +0.05 (+0.04%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BANF vs. EWBC, FHN, SSB, WBS, CBSH, PNFP, WAL, CFR, WTFC, and UMBFShould you be buying BancFirst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BancFirst include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and UMB Financial (UMBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. BancFirst vs. East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Webster Financial Commerce Bancshares Pinnacle Financial Partners Western Alliance Bancorporation Cullen/Frost Bankers Wintrust Financial UMB Financial BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, BANF or EWBC? BancFirst has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BANF or EWBC? BancFirst presently has a consensus price target of $113.33, indicating a potential downside of 8.47%. East West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $107.85, indicating a potential upside of 18.59%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than BancFirst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BancFirst 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Is BANF or EWBC a better dividend stock? BancFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. BancFirst pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.6% 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. BancFirst has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BANF or EWBC? 51.7% of BancFirst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.4% of BancFirst shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BANF or EWBC? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than BancFirst. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BancFirst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBancFirst$645.29M6.38$216.35M$6.6118.73East West Bancorp$2.62B4.79$1.17B$8.3810.85 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BANF or EWBC? East West Bancorp received 346 more outperform votes than BancFirst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.61% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.51% of users gave BancFirst an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBancFirstOutperform Votes22052.51% Underperform Votes19947.49% East West BancorpOutperform Votes56664.61% Underperform Votes31035.39% Is BANF or EWBC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to BancFirst's net margin of 23.52%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat BancFirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BancFirst23.52% 14.21% 1.68% East West Bancorp 25.73%15.71%1.58% Does the media prefer BANF or EWBC? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 15 more articles in the media than BancFirst. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for East West Bancorp and 5 mentions for BancFirst. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat BancFirst's score of 0.51 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BancFirst 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive East West Bancorp 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEast West Bancorp beats BancFirst on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BancFirst News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BANF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BANF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBancFirstNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.12B$23.00B$11.47B$8.39BDividend Yield1.43%3.41%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio19.2312.8022.4219.71Price / Sales6.382.8927.62120.55Price / Cash16.1611.1617.6234.62Price / Book2.841.192.774.50Net Income$216.35M$2.17B$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-3.45%-2.36%-0.23%0.56%1 Month Performance6.10%6.23%6.11%13.17%1 Year Performance38.72%18.80%536.61%7.30% BancFirst Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANFBancFirst1.8052 of 5 stars$123.82-1.7%$113.33-8.5%+38.7%$4.12B$645.29M19.232,050News CoverageInsider TradeEWBCEast West Bancorp4.3071 of 5 stars$95.06-0.5%$105.54+11.0%+19.3%$13.10B$2.62B11.413,160Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpFHNFirst Horizon4.7249 of 5 stars$20.33flat$21.97+8.1%+19.5%$10.31B$3.09B14.957,540News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSSBSouthState4.8786 of 5 stars$91.47+0.2%$116.90+27.8%+10.5%$9.28B$1.88B13.145,030News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastWBSWebster Financial4.9431 of 5 stars$52.48-0.8%$62.58+19.3%+10.3%$8.83B$2.62B12.013,240Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.0391 of 5 stars$65.55-0.1%$63.20-3.6%+11.1%$8.75B$1.69B16.354,590Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.7018 of 5 stars$110.67-0.6%$119.90+8.3%+27.3%$8.58B$1.55B18.513,240News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9962 of 5 stars$77.34-1.0%$96.38+24.6%+11.0%$8.54B$3.21B10.893,360News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.6611 of 5 stars$131.62+0.4%$132.14+0.4%+20.2%$8.46B$2.10B14.844,980News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastWTFCWintrust Financial4.82 of 5 stars$122.05-0.2%$133.54+9.4%+18.0%$8.17B$2.49B11.845,280News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpUMBFUMB Financial4.9516 of 5 stars$106.86-0.2%$120.33+12.6%+19.6%$8.11B$1.62B11.893,770Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors First Horizon Competitors SouthState Competitors Webster Financial Competitors Commerce Bancshares Competitors Pinnacle Financial Partners Competitors Western Alliance Bancorporation Competitors Cullen/Frost Bankers Competitors Wintrust Financial Competitors UMB Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BANF) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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