Bank First National (BFC) Competitors

Bank First National has higher revenue and earnings than First Community Bancshares. First Community Bancshares 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.

Bank First National presently has a consensus price target of $163.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Given Bank First National's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bank First National is more favorable than First Community Bancshares.

In the previous week, Bank First National and Bank First National both had 1 articles in the media. Bank First National's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat First Community Bancshares' score of 1.36 indicating that Bank First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

30.0% of Bank First National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of First Community Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Bank First National shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Community Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Community Bancshares has a net margin of 28.84% compared to Bank First National's net margin of 27.70%. Bank First National's return on equity of 12.48% beat First Community Bancshares' return on equity.

Bank First National has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Community Bancshares has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Bank First National pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. First Community Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bank First National pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Community Bancshares pays out 41.6% 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. Bank First National has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Community Bancshares has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Community Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Bank First National has a net margin of 27.70% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 19.76%. Bank First National's return on equity of 12.48% beat First Mid Bancshares' return on equity.

30.0% of Bank First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Bank First National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Mid Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Bank First National. First Mid Bancshares 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.

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Bank First National. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 1 mentions for Bank First National. Bank First National's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat First Mid Bancshares' score of 0.85 indicating that Bank First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Bank First National currently has a consensus target price of $163.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. First Mid Bancshares has a consensus target price of $54.63, suggesting a potential upside of 9.29%. Given First Mid Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Bank First National.

Bank First National pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Bank First National pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mid Bancshares pays out 25.8% 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. Bank First National has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Mid Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. First Mid Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Bank First National has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Great Southern Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $74.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.65%. Bank First National has a consensus target price of $163.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. Given Bank First National's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bank First National is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.

In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Bank First National. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 1 mentions for Bank First National. Bank First National's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Great Southern Bancorp's score of 1.77 indicating that Bank First National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Bank First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Bank First National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank First National has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Bank First National has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern 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.

Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Bank First National pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank First National pays out 31.2% 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. Bank First National has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Great Southern Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Bank First National has a net margin of 27.70% compared to Great Southern Bancorp's net margin of 20.72%. Bank First National's return on equity of 12.48% beat Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity.

30.0% of Bank First National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Bank First National shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Mercantile Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Bank First National. Mercantile Bank 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.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Bank First National. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 1 mentions for Bank First National. Bank First National's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 0.98 indicating that Bank First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Bank First National pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bank First National pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% 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. Bank First National has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Mercantile Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Mercantile Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Bank First National has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Bank First National presently has a consensus price target of $163.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. Mercantile Bank has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.20%. Given Bank First National's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bank First National is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.

Bank First National has a net margin of 27.70% compared to Mercantile Bank's net margin of 24.75%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat Bank First National's return on equity.