Banner (BANR) Competitors $62.66 -1.72 (-2.67%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.61 -0.05 (-0.08%) As of 05/21/2025 05:30 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 BANR vs. WBS, CBSH, WAL, PNFP, CFR, UMBF, WTFC, ZION, BPOP, and ONBShould you be buying Banner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banner include Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), UMB Financial (UMBF), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Popular (BPOP), and Old National Bancorp (ONB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Banner vs. Webster Financial Commerce Bancshares Western Alliance Bancorporation Pinnacle Financial Partners Cullen/Frost Bankers UMB Financial Wintrust Financial Zions Bancorporation, National Association Popular Old National Bancorp Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) and Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate BANR or WBS? Banner currently has a consensus target price of $70.83, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. Webster Financial has a consensus target price of $63.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.76%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than Banner.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banner 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Webster Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Is BANR or WBS more profitable? Banner has a net margin of 20.28% compared to Webster Financial's net margin of 18.39%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 10.82% beat Banner's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banner20.28% 10.03% 1.09% Webster Financial 18.39%10.82%1.21% Which has more volatility & risk, BANR or WBS? Banner has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webster Financial has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BANR or WBS? In the previous week, Webster Financial had 16 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Webster Financial and 4 mentions for Banner. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Banner's score of 1.16 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banner 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Webster Financial 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BANR or WBS a better dividend stock? Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Banner pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Webster Financial pays out 36.0% 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. Webster Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BANR or WBS? Webster Financial received 206 more outperform votes than Banner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.91% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 57.44% of users gave Banner an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBannerOutperform Votes33657.44% Underperform Votes24942.56% Webster FinancialOutperform Votes54258.91% Underperform Votes37841.09% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BANR or WBS? 87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Webster Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Banner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Webster Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BANR or WBS? Webster Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanner$618.20M3.50$168.90M$5.0912.31Webster Financial$2.62B3.26$768.71M$4.4411.42 SummaryWebster Financial beats Banner on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Banner News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BANR 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 BANR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBannerState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.17B$3.25B$11.49B$8.39BDividend Yield2.97%3.70%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio12.8423.8022.4819.71Price / Sales3.503.0827.28117.39Price / Cash13.1610.6317.6234.62Price / Book1.221.192.794.50Net Income$168.90M$372.21M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-4.07%-2.49%-0.01%0.20%1 Month Performance2.22%4.92%6.70%12.37%1 Year Performance36.40%16.14%537.71%7.04% Banner Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANRBanner2.9125 of 5 stars$62.66-2.7%$70.83+13.0%+35.5%$2.17B$618.20M12.841,930News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeWBSWebster Financial4.9909 of 5 stars$52.87+6.1%$62.73+18.6%+10.3%$8.90B$2.62B12.103,240Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.0592 of 5 stars$65.62+3.5%$63.20-3.7%+11.1%$8.76B$1.69B16.364,590Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.997 of 5 stars$79.20+6.4%$96.62+22.0%+11.0%$8.74B$3.21B11.153,360News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6354 of 5 stars$110.91+5.1%$119.50+7.7%+27.3%$8.58B$1.59B18.553,240News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.6661 of 5 stars$129.95+4.1%$132.14+1.7%+20.2%$8.35B$2.10B14.654,980Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownUMBFUMB Financial4.95 of 5 stars$107.28+4.1%$120.38+12.2%+19.6%$8.14B$1.62B11.933,770Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.8303 of 5 stars$121.68+4.8%$133.54+9.7%+18.0%$8.14B$2.49B11.805,280Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastZIONZions Bancorporation, National Association4.7659 of 5 stars$49.46+6.3%$58.76+18.8%+5.9%$7.30B$3.18B9.999,990Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBPOPPopular4.9947 of 5 stars$103.61+3.3%$111.14+7.3%+12.5%$7.18B$2.84B12.108,810Positive NewsONBOld National Bancorp4.7599 of 5 stars$22.13+3.4%$25.63+15.8%+19.3%$7.08B$1.93B13.173,970Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WBS Alternatives CBSH Alternatives WAL Alternatives PNFP Alternatives CFR Alternatives UMBF Alternatives WTFC Alternatives ZION Alternatives BPOP Alternatives ONB Alternatives 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:BANR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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