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Bank First National (BFC) Competitors

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BFC vs. CTBI, FCBC, FMBH, GSBC, MCBS, OBK, RBCAA, THFF, NIC, and TMP

Should you be buying Bank First National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank First National include Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Community Bancshares (FCBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Republic Bancorp (RBCAA), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Bank First National vs. Its Competitors

Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) and Bank First National (NASDAQ:BFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Community Trust Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Bank First National. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp and 1 mentions for Bank First National. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Bank First National's score of 1.87 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Community Trust Bancorp Very Positive
Bank First National Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Community Trust Bancorp$264.82M3.86$82.81M$5.0811.10
Bank First National$226.09M5.55$65.56M$6.9318.42

Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank First National has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Bank First National pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank First National pays out 26.0% 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. Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years and Bank First National has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Bank First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Bank First National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bank First National has a net margin of 29.04% compared to Community Trust Bancorp's net margin of 23.33%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 11.77% beat Bank First National's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Community Trust Bancorp23.33% 11.77% 1.47%
Bank First National 29.04%10.92%1.56%

Community Trust Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $64.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.39%. Bank First National has a consensus target price of $133.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.58%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Community Trust Bancorp is more favorable than Bank First National.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Community Trust Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bank First National
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Community Trust Bancorp beats Bank First National on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BFC vs. The Competition

MetricBank First NationalBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.25B$937.57M$12.67B$10.27B
Dividend Yield1.41%3.00%5.40%4.60%
P/E Ratio18.4216.77244.0826.24
Price / Sales5.552.3430.7990.99
Price / Cash17.8016.6819.2529.91
Price / Book2.001.162.326.30
Net Income$65.56M$54.35M$1.01B$270.76M
7 Day Performance-2.26%-0.35%0.93%3.03%
1 Month Performance5.36%4.28%3.47%6.38%
1 Year Performance40.58%14.43%543.93%26.35%

Bank First National Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BFC
Bank First National
3.4881 of 5 stars
$127.65
0.0%
$133.50
+4.6%
+40.6%$1.25B$226.09M18.42330Positive News
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.3357 of 5 stars
$58.09
-0.5%
$64.50
+11.0%
+17.1%$1.06B$264.82M11.44980Positive News
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
2.8903 of 5 stars
$37.83
+0.7%
N/A-13.6%$687.91M$185.53M13.86630Positive News
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.6777 of 5 stars
$40.59
+1.2%
$43.33
+6.8%
+0.2%$962.77M$453.67M11.531,198Positive News
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GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.3492 of 5 stars
$63.84
+0.6%
$60.50
-5.2%
+9.1%$719.22M$226.53M10.881,108Positive News
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
3.6762 of 5 stars
$29.61
+0.4%
$34.00
+14.8%
-5.7%$753.11M$235.98M11.57220Positive News
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.6369 of 5 stars
$38.95
+0.8%
$43.20
+10.9%
+9.2%$1.22B$347.73M15.831,010Positive News
RBCAA
Republic Bancorp
2.0153 of 5 stars
$77.06
+0.3%
$69.00
-10.5%
+17.3%$1.50B$505.64M12.081,010Positive News
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
2.7979 of 5 stars
$58.68
+0.1%
$57.67
-1.7%
+33.5%$694.76M$245.75M11.22880Positive News
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
3.6121 of 5 stars
$137.59
+1.2%
$145.33
+5.6%
+39.7%$2.02B$520.63M15.80860Positive News
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.3923 of 5 stars
$69.76
-0.2%
$69.00
-1.1%
N/A$1.01B$435.70M12.591,011Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BFC) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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