FBNC vs. BPOP, ZION, ONB, PB, SNV, BOKF, HOMB, UBSI, FNB, and FFIN
Should you be buying First Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp include Popular (BPOP), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Synovus Financial (SNV), BOK Financial (BOKF), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB), United Bankshares (UBSI), F.N.B. (FNB), and First Financial Bankshares (FFIN). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First Bancorp vs.
Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
First Bancorp has a net margin of 14.19% compared to Popular's net margin of 14.15%. Popular's return on equity of 11.89% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.
Popular pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Popular pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 41.7% 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. Popular is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Popular has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancorp. Popular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Popular received 58 more outperform votes than First Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.45% of users gave Popular an outperform vote while only 62.69% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote.
Popular has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Popular had 12 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Popular and 10 mentions for First Bancorp. Popular's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat First Bancorp's score of 1.10 indicating that Popular is being referred to more favorably in the media.
87.3% of Popular shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Popular shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are held 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.
Popular presently has a consensus price target of $111.14, indicating a potential upside of 11.58%. First Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.04%. Given First Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Bancorp is more favorable than Popular.
Summary
Popular beats First Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FBNC) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
