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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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

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, 3.4% of Bank First National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank First National has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Bank First National had 1 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bank First National and 8 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Bank First National's score of 0.41 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Community Trust Bancorp
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Bank First National
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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 37.0% 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 increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years and Bank First National has increased 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.

Community Trust Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.76%. Bank First National has a consensus target price of $133.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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

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$376.01M2.68$82.81M$5.0810.97
Bank First National$226.09M5.54$65.56M$6.9318.23

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 11.92% beat Bank First National's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Community Trust Bancorp23.33% 11.92% 1.49%
Bank First National 29.04%10.81%1.56%

Summary

Community Trust Bancorp beats Bank First National on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BFC vs. The Competition

MetricBank First NationalBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.25B$864.82M$12.38B$9.51B
Dividend Yield1.36%3.09%5.53%3.99%
P/E Ratio18.2316.9619.0620.03
Price / Sales5.542.4426.34103.88
Price / Cash18.4348.9821.8159.01
Price / Book1.981.112.275.90
Net Income$65.56M$54.19M$997.25M$258.66M
7 Day Performance0.13%-0.83%0.89%2.23%
1 Month Performance10.80%4.92%4.37%12.76%
1 Year Performance34.34%9.94%540.78%19.36%

Bank First National Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BFC
Bank First National
2.1458 of 5 stars
$126.33
-1.4%
$133.50
+5.7%
+36.7%$1.25B$226.09M18.23330Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
3.6121 of 5 stars
$56.86
-0.1%
$59.50
+4.6%
+10.8%$1.03B$376.01M11.19980Positive News
Dividend Increase
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
2.946 of 5 stars
$40.78
+1.1%
N/A-8.3%$737.19M$155.82M14.72630Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.5945 of 5 stars
$38.83
-0.1%
$43.83
+12.9%
+1.0%$932.69M$453.67M11.561,198News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.3205 of 5 stars
$60.42
-0.1%
$60.50
+0.1%
-4.7%$693.92M$355.26M10.311,108Positive News
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
3.6405 of 5 stars
$30.53
+4.2%
$34.00
+11.4%
-2.8%$744.26M$235.98M11.93220Positive News
Earnings Report
Gap Down
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.4478 of 5 stars
$37.87
-0.7%
$42.20
+11.4%
+3.6%$1.19B$358.20M15.391,010News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
RBCAA
Republic Bancorp
2.4318 of 5 stars
$74.98
-0.9%
$69.00
-8.0%
+13.8%$1.48B$505.64M11.861,010Positive News
Earnings Report
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.2874 of 5 stars
$55.81
-0.4%
$55.67
-0.3%
+25.2%$664.35M$307.51M12.13880Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
1.7954 of 5 stars
$138.39
-1.3%
$145.33
+5.0%
+32.2%$2.11B$520.63M15.89860Insider Trade
TMP
Tompkins Financial
2.7284 of 5 stars
$65.13
-0.5%
$69.00
+5.9%
N/A$945.31M$435.70M12.671,011News Coverage
Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:BFC) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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