First Bancorp (FBNC) Competitors

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) and Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, FBNC or ONB?

First Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FBNC or ONB?

Old National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancorp. Old National Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, 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
First Bancorp	$357.72M	4.71	$76.21M	$2.11	19.29
Old National Bancorp	$1.93B	3.38	$539.19M	$1.72	11.87

Is FBNC or ONB more profitable?

Old National Bancorp has a net margin of 18.24% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 14.19%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 10.13% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Bancorp	14.19%	8.04%	0.95%
Old National Bancorp	18.24%	10.13%	1.13%

Do analysts prefer FBNC or ONB?

First Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $49.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.21%. Old National Bancorp has a consensus target price of $25.90, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than First Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Old National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FBNC or ONB?

First Bancorp received 22 more outperform votes than Old National Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.60% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave Old National Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 410 62.60%	Underperform Votes 245 37.40%
Old National Bancorp	Outperform Votes 388 54.72%	Underperform Votes 321 45.28%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FBNC or ONB?

68.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FBNC or ONB?

In the previous week, First Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Old National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Bancorp and 6 mentions for Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.73 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Old National Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is FBNC or ONB a better dividend stock?

First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Bancorp pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old National Bancorp pays out 32.6% 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. Old National Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Old National Bancorp beats First Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.