Bank First (BFC) Competitors

Banco BBVA Argentina (NYSE:BBAR) and Bank First (NASDAQ:BFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is BBAR or BFC more profitable?

Bank First has a net margin of 29.00% compared to Banco BBVA Argentina's net margin of 6.09%. Banco BBVA Argentina's return on equity of 12.21% beat Bank First's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco BBVA Argentina	6.09%	12.21%	2.75%
Bank First	29.00%	10.53%	1.56%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BBAR or BFC?

Banco BBVA Argentina has higher revenue and earnings than Bank First. Banco BBVA Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank First, 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
Banco BBVA Argentina	$3.43T	0.00	$596.06M	$1.63	13.39
Bank First	$159.80M	7.18	$65.56M	$6.81	16.99

Do analysts rate BBAR or BFC?

Banco BBVA Argentina presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.09%. Bank First has a consensus price target of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.15%. Given Bank First's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank First is more favorable than Banco BBVA Argentina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco BBVA Argentina	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bank First	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBAR or BFC?

Banco BBVA Argentina received 349 more outperform votes than Bank First when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.87% of users gave Banco BBVA Argentina an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Bank First an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco BBVA Argentina	Outperform Votes 364 60.87%	Underperform Votes 234 39.13%
Bank First	Outperform Votes 15 45.45%	Underperform Votes 18 54.55%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BBAR or BFC?

30.0% of Bank First shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Bank First shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BBAR or BFC?

In the previous week, Banco BBVA Argentina had 5 more articles in the media than Bank First. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Banco BBVA Argentina and 2 mentions for Bank First. Bank First's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Banco BBVA Argentina's score of 0.94 indicating that Bank First is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco BBVA Argentina	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank First	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BBAR or BFC a better dividend stock?

Banco BBVA Argentina pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Bank First pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Banco BBVA Argentina pays out 87.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank First pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank First has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, BBAR or BFC?

Banco BBVA Argentina has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank First has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bank First beats Banco BBVA Argentina on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.