Banner (BANR) Competitors

In the previous week, Banner had 1 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Banner and 4 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Banner's score of 0.33 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 23.79% compared to Banner's net margin of 23.24%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.37% beat Banner's return on equity.

Banner pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Banner pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 31.3% 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.

87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Banner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Banner has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Banner currently has a consensus price target of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.94%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51.75, indicating a potential downside of 15.62%. Given Banner's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Banner is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of CVB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Banner shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of CVB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, CVB Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CVB Financial and 5 mentions for Banner. CVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Banner's score of 0.33 indicating that CVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Banner has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Banner currently has a consensus price target of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.94%. CVB Financial has a consensus price target of $24.30, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. Given CVB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Banner.

CVB Financial has a net margin of 32.05% compared to Banner's net margin of 23.24%. Banner's return on equity of 10.77% beat CVB Financial's return on equity.

Banner pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Banner pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVB Financial pays out 52.6% 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.

CVB Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Banner. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Banner has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Banner currently has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.94%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.12%. Given Banner's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Banner is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Banner shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by company 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.

Banner pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Banner pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% 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. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Banner is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Banner had 3 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Banner and 2 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. Banner's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.04 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bancorp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Banner has a net margin of 23.24% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.92%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.09% beat Banner's return on equity.

Banner has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Banner presently has a consensus price target of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.94%. First Merchants has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.27%. Given First Merchants' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Banner.

Banner pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Banner pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 43.5% 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. First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, First Merchants had 1 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Merchants and 5 mentions for Banner. Banner's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat First Merchants' score of 0.24 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Banner shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by 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.

Banner has a net margin of 23.24% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 18.87%. Banner's return on equity of 10.77% beat First Merchants' return on equity.