Bank First (BFC) Competitors $110.23 +1.05 (+0.96%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$109.50 -0.73 (-0.66%) As of 05/1/2025 05:43 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BFC vs. HWC, BBAR, SFBS, UPST, IFS, AX, ASB, AVAL, EBC, and BURShould you be buying Bank First stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank First include Hancock Whitney (HWC), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Upstart (UPST), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Axos Financial (AX), Associated Banc (ASB), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), and Burford Capital (BUR). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank First vs. Hancock Whitney Banco BBVA Argentina ServisFirst Bancshares Upstart Intercorp Financial Services Axos Financial Associated Banc Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Eastern Bankshares Burford Capital Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) and Bank First (NASDAQ:BFC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership. Is HWC or BFC a better dividend stock? Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bank First pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Hancock Whitney pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank First pays out 26.4% 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. Do analysts recommend HWC or BFC? Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus target price of $60.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.88%. Bank First has a consensus target price of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.70%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Bank First.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hancock Whitney 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Bank First 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HWC or BFC? 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Bank First shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Bank First shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer HWC or BFC? In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 5 more articles in the media than Bank First. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 4 mentions for Bank First. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Bank First's score of 1.20 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hancock Whitney 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank First 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, HWC or BFC? Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank First has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HWC or BFC? Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Bank First. Hancock Whitney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank First, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHancock Whitney$1.45B3.13$460.82M$5.429.73Bank First$159.80M6.89$65.56M$6.8116.19 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWC or BFC? Hancock Whitney received 52 more outperform votes than Bank First when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.38% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote while only 43.75% of users gave Bank First an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHancock WhitneyOutperform Votes6650.38% Underperform Votes6549.62% Bank FirstOutperform Votes1443.75% Underperform Votes1856.25% Is HWC or BFC more profitable? Bank First has a net margin of 29.00% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 22.40%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.56% beat Bank First's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hancock Whitney22.40% 11.56% 1.32% Bank First 29.00%10.53%1.56% SummaryHancock Whitney beats Bank First on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bank First News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFC 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 BFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank FirstNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10B$21.90B$11.11B$7.93BDividend Yield1.63%3.64%5.77%4.22%P/E Ratio16.9612.4022.1018.54Price / Sales6.892.8026.31103.30Price / Cash15.7811.1617.6034.62Price / Book1.841.162.674.25Net Income$65.56M$2.17B$1.03B$248.18M7 Day Performance0.07%1.55%0.72%1.03%1 Month Performance8.47%0.24%-0.57%2.70%1 Year Performance38.05%18.02%537.59%4.05% Bank First Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFCBank First1.8495 of 5 stars$110.23+1.0%$111.00+0.7%+39.5%$1.10B$159.80M16.96330Dividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.6959 of 5 stars$48.18-1.0%$60.56+25.7%+13.7%$4.15B$1.45B9.133,630Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsBBARBanco BBVA Argentina4.5579 of 5 stars$19.77-2.5%$27.00+36.6%+102.9%$4.04B$3.43T10.305,850News CoveragePositive NewsSFBSServisFirst Bancshares2.7177 of 5 stars$69.43-0.4%$93.50+34.7%+20.2%$3.79B$477.66M16.69570Positive NewsUPSTUpstart4.2131 of 5 stars$39.75-2.9%$69.46+74.7%+108.5%$3.73B$628.83M-27.231,880Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpIFSIntercorp Financial Services3.7707 of 5 stars$30.97-1.7%$30.00-3.1%+57.0%$3.54B$6.54B10.267,380Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsAXAxos Financial3.1067 of 5 stars$59.06-1.9%$84.17+42.5%+18.1%$3.37B$1.20B7.941,340Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.7639 of 5 stars$20.06+0.5%$26.67+32.9%+4.4%$3.32B$1.03B25.394,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores4.0316 of 5 stars$2.71+2.3%N/A+12.7%$3.22B$16.02T15.9470,200Dividend CutEBCEastern Bankshares4.7122 of 5 stars$14.61-0.8%$20.25+38.6%+15.7%$3.12B$731.51M21.812,150Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsBURBurford Capital4.1343 of 5 stars$13.59-1.9%$19.50+43.5%-12.3%$2.98B$341.23M11.72140Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hancock Whitney Competitors Banco BBVA Argentina Competitors ServisFirst Bancshares Competitors Upstart Competitors Intercorp Financial Services Competitors Axos Financial Competitors Associated Banc Competitors Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Competitors Eastern Bankshares Competitors Burford Capital 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:BFC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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