First Bancorp (FBNC) Competitors $46.33 +0.77 (+1.69%) As of 12:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FBNC vs. ONB, PB, BOKF, HOMB, FNB, FFIN, UBSI, COLB, GBCI, and ABCBShould you be buying First Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp include Old National Bancorp (ONB), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), BOK Financial (BOKF), Home BancShares (HOMB), F.N.B. (FNB), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Columbia Banking System (COLB), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), and Ameris Bancorp (ABCB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. First Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Old National Bancorp Prosperity Bancshares BOK Financial Home BancShares F.N.B. First Financial Bankshares United Bankshares Columbia Banking System Glacier Bancorp Ameris Bancorp Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is ONB or FBNC more profitable? Old National Bancorp has a net margin of 18.74% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 16.08%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 9.98% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Old National Bancorp18.74% 9.98% 1.14% First Bancorp 16.08%8.52%1.02% Do analysts rate ONB or FBNC? Old National Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $25.90, indicating a potential upside of 15.52%. First Bancorp has a consensus price target of $49.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.31%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than First Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Old National Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00First Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor ONB or FBNC? In the previous week, Old National Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Old National Bancorp and 3 mentions for First Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.91 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Old National Bancorp 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in ONB or FBNC? 83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, ONB or FBNC? Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ONB or FBNC a better dividend stock? Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Old National Bancorp pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 43.6% 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ONB or FBNC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOld National Bancorp$2.96B2.42$539.19M$1.7213.04First Bancorp$537.14M3.58$76.21M$2.1121.99 SummaryOld National Bancorp beats First Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FBNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FBNC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FBNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.92B$1.97B$11.99B$8.92BDividend Yield2.09%2.73%5.61%4.12%P/E Ratio21.9912.2819.9319.83Price / Sales3.582.2925.68113.43Price / Cash12.8911.9321.1757.06Price / Book1.331.202.245.35Net Income$76.21M$154.64M$1.00B$248.34M7 Day Performance10.07%4.49%2.29%2.40%1 Month Performance14.21%6.34%3.85%5.39%1 Year Performance42.43%26.75%539.91%19.53% First Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FBNCFirst Bancorp2.0645 of 5 stars$46.33+1.7%$49.33+6.5%+43.9%$1.92B$537.14M21.991,396ONBOld National Bancorp4.9322 of 5 stars$21.04+2.5%$25.90+23.1%+29.6%$6.56B$2.96B12.234,066News CoveragePositive NewsPBProsperity Bancshares4.9978 of 5 stars$69.11+1.9%$83.80+21.3%+20.4%$6.46B$1.79B13.163,916Analyst RevisionBOKFBOK Financial4.4883 of 5 stars$94.66+2.1%$111.00+17.3%+11.7%$5.96B$3.48B10.885,056Analyst RevisionHOMBHome BancShares3.8488 of 5 stars$28.11+1.7%$32.40+15.3%+23.9%$5.46B$1.47B13.392,552FNBF.N.B.4.343 of 5 stars$14.17+1.9%$17.57+24.0%+10.3%$5.00B$2.57B11.244,280FFINFirst Financial Bankshares3.3174 of 5 stars$35.67+2.1%$38.50+7.9%+29.0%$5.00B$752.91M22.021,500Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.1778 of 5 stars$35.90+2.8%$40.63+13.2%+16.3%$4.96B$1.63B13.352,553News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionCOLBColumbia Banking System3.4916 of 5 stars$22.91+2.0%$29.71+29.7%+23.4%$4.72B$2.97B9.714,721News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGBCIGlacier Bancorp2.8568 of 5 stars$41.56+2.7%$50.00+20.3%+22.8%$4.72B$836.32M24.893,550Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionABCBAmeris Bancorp2.5877 of 5 stars$62.44+2.5%$71.43+14.4%+31.7%$4.30B$1.12B11.992,850 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Old National Bancorp Alternatives Prosperity Bancshares Alternatives BOK Financial Alternatives Home BancShares Alternatives F.N.B. 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