FBNC vs. SYBT, GWB, STBA, EFSC, SRCE, PB, BOKF, SNV, ONB, and HOMB
Should you be buying First Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp include Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), Great Western Bancorp (GWB), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), 1st Source (SRCE), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), BOK Financial (BOKF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Old National Bancorp (ONB), and Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Stock Yards Bancorp (NASDAQ:SYBT) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.
In the previous week, First Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Stock Yards Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Bancorp and 1 mentions for Stock Yards Bancorp. Stock Yards Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.73 indicating that Stock Yards Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Stock Yards Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancorp. First Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stock Yards Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Stock Yards Bancorp has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Stock Yards Bancorp has a net margin of 21.99% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 20.17%. Stock Yards Bancorp's return on equity of 12.18% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.
Stock Yards Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $62.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.38%. First Bancorp has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.58%. Given Stock Yards Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Stock Yards Bancorp is more favorable than First Bancorp.
Stock Yards Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Stock Yards Bancorp pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 31.8% 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. Stock Yards Bancorp has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. First Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
56.5% of Stock Yards Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Stock Yards Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Bancorp received 190 more outperform votes than Stock Yards Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.79% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.16% of users gave Stock Yards Bancorp an outperform vote.
Summary
Stock Yards Bancorp beats First Bancorp on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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