First Bancorp (FBNC) Competitors

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 Bancorp	18.74%	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)	3.00
First 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Old National Bancorp	$2.96B	2.42	$539.19M	$1.72	13.04
First Bancorp	$537.14M	3.58	$76.21M	$2.11	21.99

Summary

Old National Bancorp beats First Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.